After Jackie Dalrymple-Jones finds her domineering mother lying dead, face down in a bowl of porridge, she has to take responsibility for Cafe Paradise. The greasy-spoon in York has seen better days, but Jackie"s plans to modernise are not appreciated by her wilful staff ... Zumba dancing, feckless chickens, cross-dressing and the world"s most fiery curry all play their part as Jackie and her friends find love and fight financial skullduggery.