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The Paradise

  • TV Series
  • 2012–20132012–2013
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
12K
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POPULARITY
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Joanna Vanderham in The Paradise (2012)
The Paradise: Season 2
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The story of a young woman who works in a department store and gets caught up in the charms of the modern world.The story of a young woman who works in a department store and gets caught up in the charms of the modern world.The story of a young woman who works in a department store and gets caught up in the charms of the modern world.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
12K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,128
31
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    • Creators
      • Bill Gallagher
      • Sarah Barton
      • Sarah Brown
    • Stars
      • Joanna Vanderham
      • Emun Elliott
      • Stephen Wight
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    • Creators
      • Bill Gallagher
      • Sarah Barton
      • Sarah Brown
    • Stars
      • Joanna Vanderham
      • Emun Elliott
      • Stephen Wight
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    • 50User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations total

    Episodes16

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    The Paradise: Season 2
    Trailer 1:03
    The Paradise: Season 2

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    Emun Elliott in The Paradise (2012)
    Emun Elliott and Joanna Vanderham in The Paradise (2012)
    Ben Daniels and Emun Elliott in The Paradise (2012)
    Elaine Cassidy in The Paradise (2012)
    Elaine Cassidy in The Paradise (2012)
    Emun Elliott in The Paradise (2012)
    Emun Elliott in The Paradise (2012)
    Joanna Vanderham in The Paradise (2012)
    Peter Wight in The Paradise (2012)
    Olivia Hallinan in The Paradise (2012)
    Joanna Vanderham in The Paradise (2012)
    Emun Elliott and Matthew McNulty in The Paradise (2012)

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    Joanna Vanderham
    Joanna Vanderham
    • Denise…
    16 episodes16 eps • 2012–2013
    Emun Elliott
    Emun Elliott
    • Moray…
    16 episodes16 eps • 2012–2013
    Stephen Wight
    Stephen Wight
    • Sam
    16 episodes16 eps • 2012–2013
    Sonya Cassidy
    Sonya Cassidy
    • Clara
    16 episodes16 eps • 2012–2013
    Matthew McNulty
    Matthew McNulty
    • Dudley
    16 episodes16 eps • 2012–2013
    Elaine Cassidy
    Elaine Cassidy
    • Katherine Glendenning…
    16 episodes16 eps • 2012–2013
    Finn Burridge
    Finn Burridge
    • Arthur
    16 episodes16 eps • 2012–2013
    David Hayman
    David Hayman
    • Jonas…
    14 episodes14 eps • 2012–2013
    Peter Wight
    Peter Wight
    • Edmund Lovett
    13 episodes13 eps • 2012–2013
    Sarah Lancashire
    Sarah Lancashire
    • Miss Audrey
    10 episodes10 eps • 2012–2013
    Ruby Bentall
    Ruby Bentall
    • Pauline
    8 episodes8 eps • 2012
    Katie Moore
    • Susy
    8 episodes8 eps • 2013
    Ben Daniels
    Ben Daniels
    • Tom Weston
    8 episodes8 eps • 2013
    Patrick Malahide
    Patrick Malahide
    • Lord Glendenning
    8 episodes8 eps • 2012
    Lisa Millett
    Lisa Millett
    • Myrtle
    8 episodes8 eps • 2013
    Edie Whitehead
    Edie Whitehead
    • Flora
    8 episodes8 eps • 2013
    Adrian Scarborough
    Adrian Scarborough
    • Fenton
    4 episodes4 eps • 2013
    Sophie Nattrass
    • Customer
    3 episodes3 eps • 2012
    • Creators
      • Bill Gallagher
      • Sarah Barton
      • Sarah Brown
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    • Trivia
      Based on the novel 'Au bonheur des dames' by Emile Zola
    • Goofs
      Late in Season 1, the Glendenning family purchases freehold rights to the properties on which the Paradise and neighboring businesses stand, and in Season 2 the family has turned out Moray from the store and contemplate selling it. Although the legal relationship between a business tenant and freeholder is complex, purchasing the freehold (ownership of land and structures) is not the same thing as purchasing a business on the property. Though the Glendennings may have attempted to oust Moray or the Paradise by breaking the lease, they would not automatically own the business once they bought the freehold, as is portrayed here.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Wright Stuff: Episode #17.185 (2012)

    User reviews50

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    10/10
    The Paradise
    The Paradise is just that! An amazing show which captivates you very quickly and has you thinking constantly. If it is not about the era, the times, the cast, or writing...It is what is next! I am a definite movie buff with hundreds of thousands of shows watched. Not to say anyone is qualified to say what is good or bad but The Paradise is just simply VERY good in many ways. This series was a refreshing step away from the overdone crime dramas and did not need or require nudity nor profanity to make is superb. Some here criticize the last episode(s) however they may not understand this - the writers knew the show would be canceled well before it ended, sadly, and were required to conjure up a somewhat appealing ending. I am highly disappointed, again, in the BBC's horrid decision to cancel. Those in the BBC who "decided" to cancel are far better off working as shoe makers or barbers and should kindly step out of the entertainment business.
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    • Apr 2, 2014

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    • Release date
      • October 6, 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Also known as
      • Дамське щастя
    • Filming locations
      • Lambton Castle, Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England, UK
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    • Runtime
      1 hour

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