The Paradise Club
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The Paradise Club

6.2 / 10
1989
2 seasons
20 episodes
DramaCrime

Focuses on brothers Frank and Danny Kane. Their mother is the matriarch of a South London criminal gang, assisted by Danny. Frank has become a priest but leaves the church; he inherits The Paradise Club following the death of their mother and returns to London to try and steer Danny away from crime.

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  • Ep 1

    1.Unfrocked in Babylon

    19-09-198960m

    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.

  • Ep 2

    2.Family Favours

    26-09-198960m

    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 El...

  • Ep 3

    3.Sudden Death Tango

    03-10-198960m

    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.

  • Ep 4

    4.Crack in the Mirror

    10-10-198960m

    Frank tries to trace a missing teenager and Danny takes explosive action to prevent a ruthless drugs baron from pushing crack and heroin.

  • Ep 5

    5.Bring on the Cavalry

    17-10-198960m

    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.

  • Ep 6

    6.Up Jumped a Swagperson

    24-10-198960m

    Ma Kane's ghost appears to haunt the Kane brothers, while the hunt for cop-killer Peter Noonan intensifies.

  • Ep 7

    7.Short Story

    31-10-198960m

    Danny suspects that his wife and his minder are having an affair.

  • Ep 8

    8.Revolving Funds

    07-11-198960m

    Frank gets involved with a crooked gambler and Danny launders dirty money.

  • Ep 9

    9.Sins of the Fathers (1)

    14-11-198960m

    Special Branch want to keep Danny on the wrong side of the law and the right side of a sinister organisation.

  • Ep 10

    10.Sins of the Fathers (2)

    21-11-198960m

    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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