The Paradise Club (1989)
Synopsis
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 and steer Danny away from crime.
First Air Date: 1989-09-19
Last Air Date: 1990-11-27
Number of Seasons: 2
Number of Episodes: 20
Created By: Murray Smith
Networks: BBC One
Top Cast
- Leslie Grantham as Danny Kane
- Don Henderson as Frank Kane
- Barbara Wilshere as Carol Kane
- Peter Gowen as Jonjo O'Brady
- Leon Herbert as Polish Joe
- Nick Dawney as Terry Kane
- Annie Scott-Horne as Samantha Kane
- David Swift as Max Wartbug
- Kevin Short as Ronnie Blythe (as Kevin Williams)
- Barbara Wilshire as Carol Kane
Seasons
Season 1 (1989)
No overview available for this season.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Unfrocked in Babylon
When their criminal mother dies, a streetwise priest and a reluctant villain, estranged brothers, are reunited again and wonder who will get the Paradise Club.
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Ep. 2: Family Favours
As Frank settles in at the Paradise Club, Danny's would-be assassins are on trial for attempted murder, and the outrageous Great Crane Robbery seals the fate of Glasgow gangster Elliot Rossini.
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Ep. 3: Sudden Death Tango
A police plan to foil a major gem heist goes tragically wrong and Danny convinces a young would-be armed robber that a life of crime leads to misery.
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Ep. 4: Crack in the Mirror
Frank tries to trace a missing teenager and Danny takes explosive action to prevent a ruthless drugs baron from pushing crack and heroin.
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Ep. 5: Bring on the Cavalry
Danny is arrested, but confounds his lawyer by refusing to provide an alibi for a crime he did not commit, leaving Frank to take on vicious drug dealer Colonel Mombassa.
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Ep. 6: Up Jumped a Swagperson
Ma Kane's ghost appears to haunt the Kane brothers, while the hunt for cop-killer Peter Noonan intensifies.
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Ep. 7: Short Story
Danny suspects that his wife and his minder are having an affair.
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Ep. 8: Revolving Funds
Frank gets involved with a crooked gambler and Danny launders dirty money.
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Ep. 9: Sins of the Fathers (1)
Special Branch want to keep Danny on the wrong side of the law and the right side of a sinister organisation.
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Ep. 10: Sins of the Fathers (2)
Sarah Turnbull blackmails Danny into staging a daring robbery, intending to double cross him at the last minute. Only Frank can save him, but can he do it in time?
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