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The Paradise(2012)
73%
78 Votes
Overview
An intoxicating love story set in England's first department store in the 1870s. The Paradise revolves around the lives of the people who live and work in the store, each bound in their own way by the power of the world they live in, and the pasts that follow them there. A love story, mystery, and social comedy all in one.
Type: Scripted
Status: Ended
Languages: English
Countries:
United Kingdom
Networks:
Created By:
Production Companies:
BBC Drama Productions
Top 10 Billed Cast
Joanna Vanderham
Denise Lovett
Emun Elliott
John Moray
Stephen Wight
Sam
Sonya Cassidy
Clara
Matthew McNulty
Dudley
Elaine Cassidy
Katherine Weston
Finn Burridge
Arthur
David Hayman
Jonas Franks
Ben Daniels
Tom Weston
Lisa Millett
Myrtle
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