The Paradise Club 

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 ... See full summary »

Creator:

Murray Smith

Stars:

Don Henderson, Leslie Grantham, Leon Herbert

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Don Henderson	...	Frank Kane 20 episodes, 1989-1990
Leslie Grantham	...	Danny Kane 20 episodes, 1989-1990
Leon Herbert	...	Polish Joe 20 episodes, 1989-1990
Barbara Wilshere	...	Carol Kane 19 episodes, 1989-1990
Peter Gowen	...	Jonjo O'Brady 19 episodes, 1989-1990
Nick Dawney	...	Terry Kane 17 episodes, 1989-1990
Annie Scott-Horne	...	Samantha Kane 16 episodes, 1989-1990
Kevin Williams	...	Ron Blythe / ... 14 episodes, 1989-1990
Jack Galloway	...	DS Jack Nesbit 9 episodes, 1990
Nigel Harrison	...	DS Fielding 9 episodes, 1989
Joan Harsant	...	Cleaning Lady 9 episodes, 1989

Storyline

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 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 the police force can put him away.

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Plot Keywords:

nightclub | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 September 1989 (UK)

Also Known As:

Paradise Club

Filming Locations:

Camden Palace, Camden High Street, Camden, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zenith Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min (20 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in The Detectives: Strangers in Paradise (1993)

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Soundtracks

Title Music by The Stan Tracey Big Band
Composed by Dave Lawson

User Reviews

What happened

Does anyone know why this have never (AFAIK) been repeated recently. So much other rubbish on television - I thought the series was great and made much more interesting as I used to cycle around all the locations where the series was filmed. The Bramcott Arms pub is still there but now surrounded by newish social housing. Must go into the pub one day. Also lots of part of Southwark have now been regenerated but some bits still remain. Watching old Sweeny's has similar interest as you can see sections of London's history which are no longer there. I'm not old enough to remember bomb damaged London but I guess this is similar and a good view of what parts of London looked like in the mid 80's. I remember series one being repeated but not series 2 (which was not as good). Seems a shame not to repeat now the BBC has many more channels - perhaps even a DVD issue - does that make me really sad? Not sure.

Roger