The Paradise Club
| The Paradise Club | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Murray Smith |
| Directed by |
Renny Rye Derek Banham Gabrielle Beaumont Lawrence Gordon Clark Carl Gregg Colin Gregg Ken Hannam Selwyn Roberts Richard Standeven Brian Ward John Watson |
| Starring |
Don Henderson Leslie Grantham |
| Theme music composer | Dave Lawson |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Selwyn Roberts |
| Editor(s) | John S. Smith |
| Cinematography | Alan Jones |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC |
| Original run | 19 September 1989 – 27 November 1990 |
The Paradise Club is a BBC television drama starring Don Henderson and Leslie Grantham as Frank & Danny Kane. Two series were produced and were broadcast between 1989 and 1990.
The show focuses upon two brothers, Frank & Danny Kane. Their mother, Ma Kane, is the matriarch of a criminal gang in South London, helped by her son Danny. Frank has become a priest but leaves the church; he inherits The Paradise Club on the death of their mother and returns to London to try to steer Danny away from crime.
Episode list
Series One (1989)
| # | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Unfrocked in Babylon" | 19 September 1989 |
| 02 | "Family Favours" | 26 September 1989 |
| 03 | "Sudden Death Tango" | 3 October 1989 |
| 04 | "Crack in the Mirror" | 10 October 1989 |
| 05 | "Bring on the Cavalry" | 17 October 1989 |
| 06 | "Up Jumped a Swagperson" | 24 October 1989 |
| 07 | "Short Story" | 31 October 1989 |
| 08 | "Revolving Funds" | 7 November 1989 |
| 09 | "Sins of the Father: 1" | 14 November 1989 |
| 10 | "Sins of the Father: 2" | 21 November 1989 |
Series Two (1990)
| # | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Chinese Whispers" | 25 September 1990 |
| 02 | "Hell's Kitchenette" | 2 October 1990 |
| 03 | "Faces from the Past" | 9 October 1990 |
| 04 | "The Great Fly-Tipping War" | 16 October 1990 |
| 05 | "Old Pals" | 23 October 1990 |
| 06 | "Lord of the Files" | 30 October 1990 |
| 07 | "Rock and Roll Roulette" | 6 November 1990 |
| 08 | "The Rotherhithe Project" | 13 November 1990 |
| 09 | "Snow Business" | 20 November 1990 |
| 10 | "Dead Dogs Don't Bark" | 27 November 1990 |