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The Paradise Club

  • TV Series
  • 1989–19901989–1990
  • 50m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
111
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The Paradise Club (1989)
CrimeDrama
Two brothers, Frank and Danny Kane, are the sons of Ma Kane who ran the South Side with a rod of iron. Frank has become a priest but leaves the church after a misunderstanding with the colle... Read allTwo brothers, Frank and Danny Kane, are the sons of Ma Kane who ran the South Side with a rod of iron. Frank has become a priest but leaves the church after a misunderstanding with the collection money. Frank inherits the Paradise Club on the death of their mother and returns to ... Read allTwo brothers, Frank and Danny Kane, are the sons of Ma Kane who ran the South Side with a rod of iron. Frank has become a priest but leaves the church after a misunderstanding with the collection money. Frank inherits the Paradise Club on the death of their mother and returns to London to try and steer Danny away from the "family business" (crime) before the ladies of... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
111
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    • Murray Smith
  • Stars
    • Don Henderson
    • Leslie Grantham
    • Leon Herbert
    • Murray Smith
  • Stars
    • Don Henderson
    • Leslie Grantham
    • Leon Herbert
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    • 4User reviews
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    Leslie Grantham and Don Henderson in The Paradise Club (1989)
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    Leslie Grantham and Don Henderson in The Paradise Club (1989)
    George Little, Burnell Tucker, and Aslie Pitter in The Paradise Club (1989)
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    George Little and Pamela Salem in The Paradise Club (1989)
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    Don Henderson
    Don Henderson
    • Frank Kane
    Leslie Grantham
    Leslie Grantham
    • Danny Kane
    Leon Herbert
    Leon Herbert
    • Polish Joe
    Barbara Wilshere
    Barbara Wilshere
    • Carol Kane
    Peter Gowen
    Peter Gowen
    • Jonjo O'Brady
    Nick Dawney
    • Terry Kane
    Annie Scott-Horne
    • Samantha Kane
    Kevin Short
    Kevin Short
    • Ron Blythe…
    Jack Galloway
    Jack Galloway
    • DS Jack Nesbit
    Nigel Harrison
    • DS Fielding
    Joan Harsant
    • Cleaning Lady
    Thomas Craig
    Thomas Craig
    • DC Lambton
    Frederick Warder
    Frederick Warder
    • DCS Graham
    James Saxon
    James Saxon
    • DI Fairweather
    Pete Lee-Wilson
    Pete Lee-Wilson
    • DC Milligan
    Kitty Aldridge
    Kitty Aldridge
    • DI Rosy Campbell
    Caroline Bliss
    Caroline Bliss
    • DCI Sarah Turnbull
    Philip Martin Brown
    Philip Martin Brown
    • Peter Noonan
      • Murray Smith
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    • Trivia
      According to Leslie Grantham on Casting Far and Wide (2011), the BBC didn't understand the series.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Cluedo: Christmas Past, Christmas Present (1990)

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    1/10
    Rubbish
    My expectations were high for this, as it was written by Murray Smith who created the far superior Strangers. Unfortunately The Paradise Club failed to reach the same heights.

    It was clichéd , stagey and dated even by the end of the 80s. Many of those clichés might possibly have been overlooked if the acting by the leads had been of an acceptable level.

    Don Henderson was unwell when the series was filmed, and this was all too apparent in the finished programme. However Henderson was an old trooper and his performance, although diminished by ill health, was far superior to that of his co-star Leslie Grantham.

    Grantham was a cockney criminal in real life and apparently thought that qualified him to play one in a TV series. Unfortunately he had zero charisma and the acting ability of Roger Moore on tranquilisers. Grantham always looked as though he was reading his lines of a card. Wooden would be an understatement.

    Another dreadful 80s cliché was the upper class ( allegedly) glamorous cop played by Kitty Aldridge. Yawn!

    The series is not out on DVD and wouldn't be worth buying if it was.
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    • Sep 22, 2013

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      • September 19, 1989 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Camden Palace, Camden High Street, Camden, London, England, UK
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    • 50 minutes
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