The Paradise Club

1989
The Paradise Club

Seasons & Episodes

  • 2
  • 1

EP1 Chinese Whispers Sep 25, 1990

When Frank foils the escape of one of Wally Fagan's men during a bank raid, he calls on Danny to make amends. When the prisoner makes his own escape from the police Danny is left with repaying the money Wally lost, closely watched by the Flying Squad. As Danny and bodyguard Jonjo plan a 'job' to raise the money, Frank has plans of his own and finally wins the money in a Chinese game of chance.

EP2 Hell's Kitchenette Oct 02, 1990

The Inland Revenue are after Danny for £284,000 back tax on undeclared income - can he find the money and meet the deadline?

EP3 Faces From The Past Oct 09, 1990

While Frank rekindles a romance, Danny deals with a vicious ex-convict, Albert Styles.

EP4 The Great Fly Tipping War Oct 16, 1990

Kiddie porn is being transported through the Kane manor, much to Danny's anger. Meanwhile, renovations to the Paradise Club leads to two fly-tippers taking a shortcut in disposing of its rubbish-leading another gangland leader, Mad Max Wheeler, to think that the Kanes are leaving a calling card.

EP5 Old Pals Oct 23, 1990

Harry Vincent, a former schoolmate of Danny and Carol Kane, interests Danny in a property investment in Africa. However, he has more sinister motives. Frank is holding a drag queen night at the Paradise Club, which brings him into contact with a call girl who has been beaten up by a client.

EP6 Lord of the Files Oct 30, 1990

A computer expert is murdered in broad daylight, but suspicions soon surface that he was the wrong man. Attempts on Danny Kane's life seem to indicate that he is a target.

EP7 Rock and Roll Roulette Nov 06, 1990

The music industry has more villainy than the Kane brothers expect, as a record label plays dirty in trying to get back one of its artists from the Paradise Club.

EP8 The Rotherhithe Project Nov 13, 1990

Danny is asked to invest in a new property development in Rotherhithe, though it soon becomes apparent that the earlier owners have been forced to sell. The finger is pointed at the Kane firm

EP9 Snow Business Nov 20, 1990

A hard-drug deal goes wrong and the wheel man, shot by the police, finds himself in Frank's care. However, Frank learns that the driver is in fact an undercover detective. Danny is offered a share in the deal.

EP10 Dead Dogs Don't Bark Nov 27, 1990

At the suggestion of the local Rabbi, Delia Rich, health club owner asks Danny and Frank to act as private detectives to prevent her husband Ronnie being arrested for a major art theft. While Frank and Polish Joe earn a £5000 bonus for getting Ronnie safely out of the country, Danny can't resist carrying through the theft for himself.
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Released: 19 September 1989 Ended
Producted By: Zenith Productions
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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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.

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airsoftquartermaster 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.
tanyasaunders1967 the paradise club was one of the best BBC dramas ever made.i hope this is repeated soon or comes out on DVD. Leslie Gramthan and Don Henderson were at their best. can anyone till me anything about peter Gowen (jonjo O'Bardy)he was gorgeous. i also loved the music. it was a brilliant idea of Murry smith making a gangland boss and a priest brothers. i wondered who was going to be converted Danny or Frank. the location where brilliant and stunts really good.second series was as the first one the last episode was really good. its a great shame shame don Henderson died when he did. we really need more good writers like Murry smith.
rgstocker 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
Jack Yan One of the best-made British TV series, created by Murray Smith. Filmed on location in London and the Camden Palace, The Paradise Club brings together the acting talents of Don Henderson and Leslie Grantham with some of the top writers, producers and directors of the era. And it shows.Henderson plays Father Francis Kane, and Grantham his gangland godfather brother, Danny Kane. It's because of Frank's influence that Danny has begun to use his skills for good, along with ever-loyal Irish bodyguard Jonjo O'Brady (Peter Gowen) and Polish Joe (Leon Herbert). However, Danny still confronts villains on his manor, and attracts the attention of the law - the ever-present Det. Sgt. Jack Nesbitt (Jack Galloway) and other detectives.The series combines humour, an insight into the criminal element (a favourite amongst Smith's stories), good music and pacy, on-location filming with the excellent performance of its actors. The talents came together beautifully in virtually all the episodes. It's a surprise that this, the first independent series commissioned by the BBC according to its production company, only lasted 20 episodes. It was one of the best series ever made during the 1980s, and a welcome addition for fans of the genre who had gone almost a decade without new episodes of The Professionals.