Series synopsis
Coffee Cat Mama, also known as 貓屎媽媽 is a drama comedy television series that premiered on TVB Jade on December 23, 2013. It ended on January 17, 2014. It was created by Nilson Kin-man Cheung. It stars Bosco Wong Chung-Chak, Michelle Yim, Eliza Sam and Nancy Wu Ting-Yan.
To fulfill her late father's will, BIN KWAI WOR opened a special coffee shop and met BAO CHI TAI, nicknamed "Tai Chi Bao" (Raisin Bread). TAI is a single father with an 8 year old son who has an ambition to become the Hong Kong coffee king. When TAI began learning the techniques of latte art from WOR, they started having feelings for each other, but unfortunately too many troubles were in between them. The most difficult was getting through WOR's two mothers, her biological mother MA SZE NGA and ...
Premise
To fulfill her late father's will, BIN KWAI WOR opened a special coffee shop and met BAO CHI TAI, nicknamed "Tai Chi Bao" (Raisin Bread). TAI is a single father with an 8 year old son who has an ambition to become the Hong Kong coffee king. When TAI began learning the techniques of latte art from WOR, they started having feelings for each other, but unfortunately too many troubles were in between them. The most difficult was getting through WOR's two mothers, her biological mother MA SZE NGA and her step-mother SO MEI. The mothers opposed to their relationship. Facing so many challenges in their relationship, how can TAI and WOR overcome the challenges and brew their love into an aromatic and strong cup of coffee?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Bosco Wong Chung-Chak
- Michelle Yim
- Eliza Sam
- Nancy Wu Ting-Yan
- Vincent Wong Ho-Shun
- Jerry Koo Ming-Wah
- Mimi Lo
- May Chan
Supporting cast
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 20 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 20 | December 23, 2013 | January 17, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 After writer BEAN CHAK passed away, his two daughters KWAI-CHI and SYU-YAN and wife SO MEI arrange the funeral together, except his ex-wife MA SZ-NGA, who has not shown up yet. It turns out that the flight that SZ-NGA took could not land due to an accident. Nevertheless, SZ-NGA together with her friends conspire to force the flight to land early so that she can make it to the funeral in time. In order to fulfill her late husband's dream, SO MEI plans to open a cafe by using the property left by her late husband. Although KWAI-CHI agrees with her, SZ-NGA demands SO MEI to pay the rent to her. And obviously, she does not support SO MEI's decision. Since her teens, KWAI-CHI, under her late father's influence, has been good at brewing a fine cup of coffee and possessed with necessary skills and knowledge…… |
December 23, 2013 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 On her way to the airport, KWAI-CHI cannot make up her mind as to whether to continue her studies in the UK and feels very upset. SO MEI then reveals her own thoughts to KWAI-CHI, who finally decides not to return to the UK. However, after KWAI-CHI tells SZ-NGA about her decision, SZ-NGA reprimands KWAI-CHI, urging her to return to the UK immediately. Later on, SZ-NGA goes to find SO MEI in the cafe and makes a fuss about it, resulting in a falling-out between the two. In fact, SZ-NGA bears the mind-set that it's SO MEI who interfered between her and BEAN CHAK, and caused the breakdown of their marriage, so she has always been hostile to SO MEI. SO MEI's mother KA-YEE, a renowned villain hitter in Hong Kong, has been having a long-running feud with SO MEI ever since her daughter got married with BEAN CHAK. Worrying about her mother, SO MEI goes to the foot of the bridge and secretly watches her mother work…… |
December 24, 2013 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 CHI-TAI conceals the fact that he lost his job from his son CHO-KWONG. SO SICK then takes CHI-TAI to take on the renovation job in a cafe so that he can make some money. Having learned that the cafe is recruiting a barista, CHI-TAI attempts to apply for the job but to no avail, because the owners of the cafe turn out to be KWAI-CHI and SO MEI. SYU-YAN sees that KWAI-CHI is very upset for being engaged in a feud with SZ-NGA. As such, she suggests finding out a solution for her through coffee reading. All of a sudden, KWAI-CHI wins a flight ticket to the UK in a lucky draw. In this regard, she believes she is destined to go back there, continuing her studies in the medical school. Running into CHO-KWONG in the cafe, KWAI-CHI gives him an extra movie ticket without knowing that he is actually CHI-TAI's son…… |
December 25, 2013 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TVB Jade |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 23, 2013 |
| Last aired | January 17, 2014 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | ended |