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Comedic serial in thirteen parts about a small candy café, its somewhat desperate owner and a trio of sprightly ladies past retirement age who decide to put things back on rails. Radka Sladká owns a small candy café near a Prague cemetery. She has four children, including an adolescent daughter who is head over heels in love, twins Peter and Paul, keen footballers, who never sit still, and little Adélka. Plus a scholarly husband who is interested only in medieval history. And so, with all the responsibility on her shoulders, she does not know which way to jump. When a charming trio of retired ladies –Blažena, Dana and Olga - visit her café and rightly complain about the quality of the cakes and the service, it does not occur to her that she could be instrumental in thoroughly changing their lives. Blažena’s daughter, son-in-law and grandchild have just left for the United States, and she – used always to look after others –finds it hard to cope with her loneliness. But she’s an indomitable optimist full of energy, and decides to work in the café, together with her friends Dana and Olga, and save not only the failing business from bankruptcy but also the marriage and family of its owner from break-up. The dispassionate view and presence of mind of the three experienced ladies win and help to find a solution in even the most dramatic situations.
SD | 13 x 57´ | © 2010
director(s): Dušan Klein
producer(s): Czech Television
scriptwriter(s): Jan Míka
director of photography: Josef Špelda
cast: Veronika Žilková, Iva Janžurová, Jana Štěpánková, Naďa Konvalinková, Jan Hrušínský, Petra Tenorová, Jan Dolanský, Václav Postránecký, Ljuba Skořepová, Simona Stašová, Jitka Čvančarová and others
rights available: TV, Video, Internet
original language: Czech
subtitles available: English (parts 6, 9)