What does it take to climb to the dizzy heights of power in The Paradise, Britain’s first department store? Smart and beautiful shop girl Denise Lovett follows her heart and her ambition from the ladies wear department to the luxurious office of John Moray, the store’s dashing and ruthless owner. Irresistibly drawn to each other, they risk losing everything if Katherine Glendenning has her way. The pampered daughter of Moray’s financier wants Moray for herself or‒if she can’t have him‒rich revenge. Brace yourself for passion, high fashion, rivalry and greed in this intoxicating story, inspired by Emile Zola’s novel Au Bonheur des Dames.Bonus Content:Behind the Doors of the Paradise (28”)
A**R
fantastic (and I'm picky)
This series is brilliant!!! If I could give it more than 5 stars I would. If you love entrepreneurship, business, intrigueyou've got to watch this series! Great acting great storyline
S**M
👍
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L**Y
GREAT BBC SERIES CANCELED TOO SOON
Viewed the story on Netflix. Loved it!! so much I purchased the DVD's. A thoroughly delightful series to watch. Stunning costumes. Outstanding performances. Based around Paradise, England's first lavish department store, Tollgate Street, its many merchants and surrounding countryside. The Paradise has it all: love, hate, greed, rivalries, betrayals, intrigue, secrecy, control, manipulation and redemption. Moray, who owns and operates the Paradise is tormented by his past,which direction to follow and being true to his heart/soul. He's torn between Katherine, a rich arrogant aristocrat vs Denise, love interest, pretty country girl. Denise and Moray, both have mixed emotions of jealously and career ambition. A cast of interesting characters reveals their own struggles...Jonas, store detective, Mr. Westin, cruel sociopath, Sam, fun loving sales person. A very well written story with many twists & turns. Disappointed the story doesn't continue. Would have loved to see Moray and Denise marry. Outstanding job with story closure...no cliffhanger here.
M**A
Enough charm to enjoy
I really liked this series, though I was annoyed with Morray, the owner of the Paradise. He's full of handsome charm but is, after -all weak in staying true to his heart. I don't cut slack for men who marry for position, while suffering heartache for their true love. And I certainly find it more than annoying when women chase after such a man. But I do like the two main characters very much and enjoy watching them together. I grudgingly put my personal disdain behind me for that reason. The costumes are simply beautiful. This is a little along that lines of Mr. Selfridge but without the flamboyant charm and gregarious personality. Still, there's plenty of storyline----annoying and implausible as it may be at times.
T**E
A good chance to immerse your life into the story as an observer of Regency England .
WOW! my wife and I loved this series. All of the cast did a fine job and left you wanting the series to continue. The writers could have done that easily but given the vagaries of entertainment producers did not. Still they came up with an acceptable happy ending.
J**E
Excellent!
This BBC series is about the first department store and set in the 1870’s. Based on Emile Zola’s novel, the lavish store is transported from Paris to England. The manager, the owners, the clerks and their personal lives are the subject. I chose to see it because it was written by Bill Gallagher, who wrote Lark Rise to Candleford. As expected. its 16 episodes (it was cancelled too soon) are excellent.
C**S
Escape to another World..
Being on lock down, I have been watching alot of English movies! Love them, want to escape! If you watched and enjoyed Mr. Selfridge, you will Love this movie!
D**A
The DVD set was nice. Its better to buy Season 1 and 2 ...
The DVD set was nice. Its better to buy Season 1 and 2 together because you will want to complete the series once you get into the characters. This series is a good one to add to your collection if you are into Lark Rise to Candleford, or Cranford. It had such a great story and the actors were wonderful. It was a great buy.
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