PETALING JAYA, Nov 20 — The Americans had Cheers and Friends, the British had Chef! and Early Doors and for Malaysians — there was Kopitiam. Dominating television screens from 1998 to 2004, the beloved sitcom followed the lives of coffee shop owner Marie (Joanna Bessey), her late father’s two...
Veteran thespian Mano only had two words to offer when he found out a reboot was in the works.“I’m glad there’s a reconnect within the generation, so you have a storyline with Douglas and Rashid as the roles they played and there’s continuity.”
Mano will be making a brief appearance in the 10-part comedy series produced by Motion Content Group and Double Vision.the first English-language sitcom that transcended race, age, religion and creed. “As a Bangsar girl who always got made fun of for speaking English too much, it sucked growing up being able to speak English.
Melissa Campbell remembers her Scottish dad watching the series when she was growing up. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
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