Murray Smith
Director
The Paradise Club (1989)
Season 1
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.
Released Sept. 19, 1989
Episode 60 min
None+
Keywords: imdb.nightclub
Production Companies: Zenith Productions
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - 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.
Sept. 19, 1989, midnight
S1E2 - 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.
Sept. 26, 1989, midnight
S1E3 - 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.
Oct. 3, 1989, midnight
S1E4 - 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.
Oct. 10, 1989, midnight
S1E5 - 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.
Oct. 17, 1989, midnight
S1E6 - Up Jumped a Swagperson
Ma Kane's ghost appears to haunt the Kane brothers, while the hunt for cop-killer Peter Noonan intensifies.
Oct. 24, 1989, midnight
S1E7 - Short Story
Danny suspects that his wife and his minder are having an affair.
Oct. 31, 1989, midnight
S1E8 - Revolving Funds
Frank gets involved with a crooked gambler and Danny launders dirty money.
Nov. 7, 1989, midnight
S1E9 - 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.
Nov. 14, 1989, midnight
S1E10 - 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?
Nov. 21, 1989, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 1200 min.
Released: Sept. 19, 1989
Last Air Date: Nov. 27, 1990, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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