Premier: Plik Thai Grub Bai Kao

Commencement Date: March 17, 2008 (Mon-Fri): replacing Mae Hau Lam Pong
Genre: family/drama/romance
English title: “Plik Thai and Bai Kao”
Sarnworld thread: http://www.sarnworld.com/discuzz/index.php?showtopic=15332

TEASER with Eng Subs

Synopsis:
“Plik Thai grub Bai Kao” is family drama about love, rape, forgiveness and making amends for hurtful mistakes. Plik Thai is the name of the n’ek and Bai Kao is the name of the p’ek.

Though the community thinks she is a child of a “good time” gone wrong, Plik Thai is actually a product of a rape. No one believes her mother Waarn when she tells them she was raped. People think she give herself away to some stranger. Humiliated by the community, her mother withdraws from society. After the rape and giving birth, Plik Thai’s mother isolates herself from society and never leaves home.

Though her mother is an emotional wreck, Plik Thai grows up happy and healthy because she is showered with love by her grandfather. She grows up to be a medical student.

Bai Kao is Plik Thai childhood friend. Bai Kao and Plik Thai had a very turbulent relationship growing up. Bai Kao loved to tease Plik Thai about her family situation. Though he bullied her throughout her childhood, Plik Thai secretly develops feelings for Bai Kao growing up. Bai Kao also harbors feelings for Plik Thai. When he realizes that he loves Plik Thai, he tries to make amends for all his bad deeds to win her heart.

Characters:

Grin (Chai) comes from a very respectful military family. He is seen as a charismatic and well-mannered person with a bright future. However, Grin has a dark side. He is short-tempered man. In a fit of rage, Grin rapes Waarn, a girl he secretly loves.After the rape, Grin feels very guilty but can’t bring himself to confess to the crime because he fears dishonoring his family’s name.

Gaaridta or Waarn (Vicky) is the beautiful daughter of a General and a school teacher. Waarn grows up in a loving and happy home. She had an outgoing personality and was loved dearly by her parents. Her life becomes distorted when she is raped and impregnated by Grin. After being raped, Waarn becomes withdrawn from society.Waarn hates the daughter she produced with Grin and continuously abuses her child. She also suffers from paranoia. Waarn fears being judged by society because of her situation.

Plik Thai (Dada) is five years old and is a very lively and talkative child. She is Waarn’s only child and was conceived out of rape. Plik Thai is not burden by her situation because she showered with encouragement and love from her grandfather. Plik Thai grew up with Bai Kao and over the years she develops a strong affection for him.

Plik Thai “adult” grows up to be proper young woman and a doctor in training. She lives a very constricting life of rules and regulations because she fears disappointing her grandfather. Plik Thai secretly loves Bai Kao but tries to conceal her feelings because Bai Kao has a bad reputation.

Bai Kao “kid” (Gao) is the youngest son to a high ranking officer in the Office of the Prime Ministry. He is 9 years old and Plik Thai’s closest friend. Bai Kao is seen by others as a mischievous child who acts irrationally but he is a very rational good kid who acts out of good intentions.

Bai Kao “adult”(Nattarat Morris) (24yrs old)grows up to be a lieutenant in the police force. Bai Kao is an around decent guy with a big heart. Though he still maintains his bad reputation as a hot-tempered mischievous kid, he’s actually a gentle romantic person.

When they were young, Bai Kao used to pick on Plik Thai about her family situation. As an adult he falls for Plik Thai and tries every method to win her love.

Teenat (Ploy) is a 19 year old spoiled young woman from a prominent family. She has a self-absorbed personality. Her life’s ambition is shopping. She falls in love with Bai Kao and tries to eliminate Plik Thai as a competitor.

Paapit

Paapit falls in love with Bai Kao because he provides her with emotional support through the hard times. Teenat and Paapit compete to win over Bai Kao.

Sakdena is Plik Thai’s colleague and friend. They have known each other for 2 years. His fathers owns the hospital where they both work. He’s a very well-mannered, intelligent young man around the age of 21. He loves to volunteer and care for people in need. Bai Kao enjoys making fun of Sakdena and calls him gay because he has little experience with woman. In truth, Sakdena is not gay. He secretly loves Plik Thai.