The Paradise Club (1989)

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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Leslie Grantham

Leslie Grantham

Barbara Wilshere

Barbara Wilshere

as Jonjo O'Brady

Annie Scott-Horne

Annie Scott-Horne

as Samantha Kane

as Ronnie Blythe (as Kevin Williams)

Barbara Wilshire

Barbara Wilshire

as Ronnie Blythe

as DS Jack Nesbitt

Philip Martin Brown

Philip Martin Brown

as Peter Noonan

as DI Fairweather

Pete Lee-Wilson

Pete Lee-Wilson

Frederick Warder

Frederick Warder

as DI Rosy Campbell

as DI Sarah Turnbull

Michael Mulkerrin

Michael Mulkerrin

as Martin Noonan

as Cleaning Lady as Cleaner

as Bishop Sykes

as Walter Trafficante

as DCS Torrance

as Clara Malone as Ma Kane

as DC Cornwall as DC Ian Cornwall

as Rabbi Felix Abrahams as Felix Abrahams

as DC Tilly Spink

Philip Bretherton

Philip Bretherton

as DI Don Wright

as Calvin Jackson

as DCS George Gibson

as Janine (Lloret McKenna)

David Gooderson

David Gooderson

as Jack Pringle

as Nicky The Frost

as DC Dave Hutton

as Blind Michael Dunn as Blind Malcolm Dunn

Lee Silver Baker

Lee Silver Baker

as Nick 'The Enforcer' Collett

Nicholas Pritchard

Nicholas Pritchard

as Peregrine Powell

as DS Steve Powis as Det Supt Benson

Bruce Dickinson

Bruce Dickinson

as Battle of the Bands Performer as Jake Skinner

as DS Dennis Last

as Truck Driver

as Colonel Mombassa

as Rebecca Ford

as Walter MacHeath

as Sammy Jansen

Victor Spinetti

Victor Spinetti

as Elliott Rossini

as Jason Philpott

as Bobby Mulgrew

as Sir David Huxley

as Grace Noonan

Anthony O'Donnell

Anthony O'Donnell

as Constantinou

Jeffrey Chiswick

Jeffrey Chiswick

Dimitri Andreas

Dimitri Andreas

as Blousey Woman

as Albert Ironside

Charlotte Mitchell

Charlotte Mitchell

as Dolly Mellors

as Harry Thomas

Maureen Bennett

Maureen Bennett

as Middle Class Lady

as Det. Supt. Chivers

as Slim Jim Hacker

as Frenchie The Fence Fenchurch

as Sir Wetherly Weeks

as Barney Bailey

as Madge Bailey

Artus de Penguern

Artus de Penguern

Helena McCarthy

Helena McCarthy

as Flower Seller

as Getaway Driver

as Joe McCrindle

as Kenneth Prescott

as Miss Malcolm

as Jake 'The Snowman' Chapman

as Brother Andrew

as Bill Prescott

as Photocopying Girl

as Little Legs Jackson

as Eddie Cleary

Chris Constantinou

Chris Constantinou

as Alphonce Peria

Corinne Skinner-Carter

Corinne Skinner-Carter

as Betty McGhee

as Magnus Ruthven

Lynette Edwards

Lynette Edwards

as Anne Ruthven

Michael Crompton

Michael Crompton

John Normington

John Normington

as Magnus McKendrick

as Bernard Webb

as Gary Belstead

as Clerk of Court

as Building Society Manager

as Building Society Secretary

as Flora Reilly

Jackie Skarvellis

Jackie Skarvellis

as Rita Stephanopolis

as Eddie Cleary

as Winston Fairchild

as Thomas Mulholland

as Nick Stephanopolis

Ailsing Reynolds

Ailsing Reynolds

as Mandy Stephanopolis

Andrea Jae Coogan

Andrea Jae Coogan

as Samantha Stephanopolis

Robert Hamilton

Robert Hamilton

Czeslaw Grocholski

Czeslaw Grocholski

as Polish Captain

Daniel Woźniak

as Polish Seaman

Anthony Higginson

Anthony Higginson

Malcolm Raeburn

Malcolm Raeburn

as DS Tommy Cooper

as Walter 'Wally' Fagin

Kwong Chee Leong

Kwong Chee Leong

as DI Goodchild

as Madame Leung

Candida Gubbins

Candida Gubbins

as Carol Latham

Ciaran McIntyre

Ciaran McIntyre

Dicken Ashworth

Dicken Ashworth

as Fred O'Connor

as Ignatius Dundas

as Jessica Daltry

as DC Supt Agnew

Michael Roberts

Michael Roberts

as Martin Henry

as Sgt Andy Webster

as Security Guard

as Jack Deverell

as Maggie Deverell

as Albert Styles

as Monsignor Drayford

as Rev. O'Connor

as Salvation Army Officer

as Styles' Neighbour

as 'Mad' Max Wheeler

as Arthur Burns

Andrew St. Clair

Andrew St. Clair

Charles Pemberton

Charles Pemberton

as Charlie O'Neill

as Wheeler's Neighbour

as Wheeler's Secretary

as O'Neill's Receptionist

as John Shuttleworth

as Harry Vincent

as Monsignor Flynn

as Tam Gillespie

John Cartwright

John Cartwright

as Marina Cortina

as Drag Artiste

as Stephen Jarvis

as Arthur Buckle

as Hospital Clerk

as Begging Youth

as James Dexter

as Neville Wickens

as Debbie Walker

as Charlie the Chauffeur

as Evil Jim Dalton

Rodriguez King-Dorset

Rodriguez King-Dorset

as Ronnie Dexter

Valentino Musetti

Valentino Musetti

as Anthony Walker

Otis Munyangiri

Otis Munyangiri

as Failed Escapologist

as Ronnie Hackett

as Ricky Wooley

as Madame Le Clerk

as Tea Dance Singer

as Bootleg Buyer

as Bootleg Seller

as Mr. Yamamoto

as Tim Fanshawe

Michael Attwell

Michael Attwell

as Johnny Ivory

as Reggie Organ

Andrew Livingston

Andrew Livingston

as Vincent Carroll

as Mousey Pavitt

as Percy Lovell

as Tony Bracciola

Dominic Keating

Dominic Keating

as Rev Daylight Johnson

as Cyril Rooney

as Willie the Caretaker

Francisco Morales

Francisco Morales

as Stefano Gacha

Jonathan Stratt

Jonathan Stratt

as Lorry Driver's Mate

as Nathan Willis

as DI Liz Cunningham

as DC Supt Hartman

Michael McNally

Michael McNally

Stephen Holland

Stephen Holland

as Ricardo Carillo

Christine Moore

Christine Moore

as Isaac McDuff

Laurence Kennedy

Laurence Kennedy

as Pete 'The Worst' Tasker

as Klaus Dorman

as ACSO Collins

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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Episodes season 1

1x1

Unfrocked in babylon
1x2

Family favours
1x3

Sudden death tango
1x4

Crack in the mirror
1x5

Bring on the cavalry
1x6

Up jumped a swagperson
1x7

Short story
1x8

Revolving funds
1x9

Sins of the fathers (1)
1x10

Sins of the fathers (2)

Episodes season 2

2x1

Chinese whispers
2x2

Hell's kitchenette
2x3

Faces from the past
2x4

The great fly tipping war
2x5

Old pals
2x6

Lord of the files
2x7

Rock and roll roulette
2x8

The rotherhithe project
2x9

Snow business
2x10

Dead dogs don't bark

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