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.
Main Cast of The Paradise Club
Barbara Wilshire
as Carol Kane (10 episodes)
Kevin Williams
as Ronnie Blythe (10 episodes)
Nick Dawney
as Terry Kane (20 episodes)
Annie Scott-Horne
as Samantha Kane (20 episodes)
David Swift
as Max Wartbug (20 episodes)
Jack Galloway
as DS Jack Nesbitt (10 episodes)
Nigel Harrison
as DS Fielding (10 episodes)
Michael Mulkerrin
as Martin Noonan (10 episodes)
Secondary Cast of The Paradise Club
Peter Caffrey
as Truck Driver (1 episode)
Freddie Earlle
as Walter Trafficante (3 episodes)
James Ottaway
as Syd Mellors (1 episode)
Timothy Morand
as Jason Philpott (1 episode)
Lloret Dunn
as Janine (Lloret McKenna) (2 episodes)
Rupert Ingham
as Tom Benson (2 episodes)
Sheila Keith
as Ma Kane (2 episodes) , Clara Malone (2 episodes)
Janet Steel
as Houseman (2 episodes)
Adam Bareham
as Jack Rivers (1 episode)
Michael Fenner
as DC Dave Hutton (2 episodes)
Jeffrey Chiswick
as Carucci (1 episode)
Malcolm Kaye
as Card Dealer (1 episode)
Su Elliot
as Blousey Woman (1 episode)
Mark Northover
as Albert Ironside (1 episode)
Dave Arlen
as Johnny Pace (1 episode)
Peter Attard
as Jaffe (1 episode)
Julian Moss
as Dennis (1 episode)
Ron Davies
as Slim Jim Hacker (1 episode)
Andy Mulligan
as Frenchie The Fence Fenchurch (1 episode)
Trevor Martin
as Sir Wetherly Weeks (1 episode)
Joan Campion
as Madge Bailey (1 episode)
Charles Simon
as Percy (1 episode)
Edward York
as Butch (1 episode)
Peter Geeves
as Pudgy (1 episode)
Helena McCarthy
as Flower Seller (1 episode)
Martin Milman
as Magistrate (1 episode)
Phil Smeeton
as Joe McCrindle (1 episode)
James Mawdsley
as Kenneth Prescott (1 episode)
Steph Bramwell
as Miss Malcolm (1 episode)
Gordon Winter
as Blind Malcolm Dunn (1 episode) , Blind Michael Dunn (1 episode)
Peter Kelly
as Jake 'The Snowman' Chapman (1 episode)
Kenneth Hadley
as Brother Tom (1 episode)
Paul Arlington
as Bill Prescott (1 episode)
Chris Constantinou
as Alphonce Peria (1 episode)
Corinne Skinner-Carter
as Betty McGhee (1 episode)
Geoffrey Swann
as Magnus Ruthven (1 episode)
Michael Crompton
as DI Leitch (1 episode)
Lee Silver Baker
as Pat (2 episodes)
Jim Barclay
as Bernard Webb (1 episode)
Roderick Smith
as Gary Belstead (1 episode)
Snake Davis
as Himself (2 episodes)
Joan Harsant
as Cleaner (1 episode) , Cleaning Lady (6 episodes)
Penny Bostock
as Building Society Secretary (1 episode)
Norman Warwick
as Greengrocer (1 episode)
Mary Sheen
as Flora Reilly (1 episode)
Jackie Skarvellis
as Rita Stephanopolis (1 episode)
Marek Anton
as Mirek (1 episode)
Ramon Deen
as Winston Fairchild (1 episode)
James Culshaw
as Thomas Mulholland (1 episode)
Ailsing Reynolds
as Mandy Stephanopolis (1 episode)
Andrea Jae Coogan
as Samantha Stephanopolis (1 episode)
Robert Hamilton
as DS Grace (1 episode)
Daniel Woźniak
as Polish Seaman (1 episode)
Anthony Higginson
as Undertaker (1 episode)
Malcolm Raeburn
as DS Tommy Cooper (1 episode)
Kwong Chee Leong
as Leung Fa (1 episode)
Nick Kemp
as DI Goodchild (1 episode)
Violet Lee-Own
as Madame Leung (1 episode)
Candida Gubbins
as Carol Latham (1 episode)
John Blakey
as Sammy Vance (1 episode)
Ciaran McIntyre
as DC MacHeath (1 episode)
Dicken Ashworth
as Fred O'Connor (1 episode)
Sharon Henry
as Mandy (1 episode)
Beaux Bryant
as Louise (1 episode)
Richard Clews
as Hemmings (1 episode)
Toby Salaman
as Ignatius Dundas (1 episode)
Louis Mellis
as DC Supt Agnew (1 episode)
Ann Curthoys
as Miss Curtis (1 episode)
Riba Akabusi
as Security Guard (1 episode)
Sandi Carter
as Barmaid (1 episode)
Robin Summers
as Albert Styles (1 episode)
Ged McKenna
as Miles Macey (1 episode)
James Bowers
as DC Johnson (1 episode)
Iain Rattray
as Harry Platt (1 episode)
Frank Lee
as Stanley (1 episode)
Duncan Gould
as Salvation Army Officer (1 episode)
Hilary Sesta
as Styles' Neighbour (1 episode)
Gavin Watson
as Harry Roach (1 episode)
Grant Thoburn
as DC Ian Cornwall (1 episode) , DC Cornwall (2 episodes)
Neville Watson
as Greg Roach (1 episode)
David Milner
as DS Corfield (1 episode)
Andrew St. Clair
as Mervyn (1 episode)
Moya Ruskin
as Marsha (1 episode)
Simon Coady
as Mo Harris (1 episode)
Charles Pemberton
as Charlie O'Neill (1 episode)
Jenny Bolt
as Mrs Wheeler (1 episode)
Eve Schickle
as Wheeler's Neighbour (1 episode)
Dawn Perllman
as Wheeler's Secretary (1 episode)
Penelope Nice
as O'Neill's Receptionist (1 episode)
Vera Jakob
as Landlady (1 episode)
Graham Fellows
as John Shuttleworth (1 episode)
Tim Raynham
as Policeman (1 episode)
Anthony Allen
as Harry Vincent (1 episode)
Kelly Lawrence
as Geraldine (1 episode)
John Cartwright
as Uys (1 episode)
Tom Marshall
as Lotz (1 episode)
Kinny Gardner
as Marina Cortina (1 episode)
Ruby Venezuala
as Drag Artiste (1 episode)
Terry la Tour
as Fire Eater (1 episode)
Prince D.
as Rapper (1 episode)
Jeni De Haart
as Hospital Clerk (1 episode)
Judi Lamb
as Debbie Walker (1 episode)
Robbie Barnett
as Felix Abrahams (1 episode) , Rabbi Felix Abrahams (2 episodes)
Robert Perkins
as DC Benson (3 episodes)
Tommy Wright
as Charlie the Chauffeur (1 episode)
Sandra Caron
as Ethel Mann (1 episode)
Rodriguez King-Dorset
as Eddie (1 episode)
Kate Ricketts
as Newsreader (1 episode)
Otis Munyangiri
as Calvin (1 episode)
Ken Whitfield
as Assassin (1 episode)
Noel Britten
as Failed Escapologist (1 episode)
Ruth Hudson
as Lucy (1 episode)
Wayne Norman
as Billy Dink (1 episode)
Su Douglas
as Madame Le Clerk (1 episode)
Neil Duncan
as Chick Clark (1 episode)
Eamon Maguire
as Heavy (1 episode)
David Emerson
as Bailiff (1 episode)
Carl Wayne
as Tea Dance Singer (1 episode)
Vinny Mann
as Bootleg Buyer (1 episode)
Sean McCabe
as Bootleg Seller (1 episode)
Andrew Livingston
as Vincent Carroll (1 episode)
Jason Cunliffe
as Punk (1 episode)
Tony Bluto
as Graham (1 episode)
Steve Swinscoe
as Keith (1 episode)
Sayan Akaddas
as Nurse (1 episode)
Oliver Smith
as DS Dennis Last (2 episodes)
Andrew Hilton
as ACSO Collins (1 episode)
Adam Stuart
as Rev Daylight Johnson (1 episode)
Morris Paton
as Cyril Rooney (1 episode)
Lloyd Anderson
as Willie the Caretaker (1 episode)
Francisco Morales
as Stefano Gacha (1 episode)
Paul Viragh
as Cabbie (1 episode)
Jonathan Stratt
as Lorry Driver's Mate (1 episode)
George Little
as Ronnie Rich (1 episode)
Oona Kirsch
as DC Tilly Spink (3 episodes)
Aslie Pitter
as Nathan Willis (1 episode)
Judi Trott
as DI Liz Cunningham (1 episode)
Anthony May
as DC Supt Hartman (1 episode)
Michael McNally
as DC Bennett (1 episode)
Stephen Holland
as Tom (1 episode)
Lucy Maycock
as Miss Hanson (1 episode)
Christine Moore
as Stallholder (1 episode)
Rodney Mendoza
as Isaac McDuff (1 episode)
Laurence Kennedy
as Constable (1 episode)
Rory Edwards
as Pete 'The Worst' Tasker (1 episode)
James Donnelly
as Klaus Dorman (1 episode)
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