DVD
The paradise
Call Number
- DVD TV SERIES (EAS)
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Joanna Vanderham, Emun Elliott, Elaine Cassidy, Sarah Lancashire, Patrick Malahide, Peter Wight, Matthew McNulty, Ruby Bentall, Stephen Wight, Sonya Cassidy.
Publication Information
[London] : BBC Worldwide Ltd., [2013]
Physical Description
3 videodiscs (approximately 471 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
Set amidst the Victorian splendor of Britain?s first department store, The Paradise is a rags-to-riches story of a young girl who falls in love with the intoxicating charms of the modern world. As Denise finds her feet as a lowly shopgirl, she must navigate her way through power struggles, intrigues and affairs. When the shop?s dashing and reckless owner, John Moray, spots her talents she knows she can use this opportunity to rise to great things. Through sexy, episodic stories driven by romance and glamour, this series creates a world as colourful and captivating as the silks on display in the store. This is a love story, a story of ambition and progress, with a mysterious, dark secret at its heart.
Notes
Title from container.
Based on the novel Au bonheur des dames by Émile Zola.
Originally broadcast as individual episodes on the BBC in 2012.
Extras: Behind the doors of Paradise.