The Paradise (TV series)

*The Paradise*
The Paradise
Genre	Drama
Created by	Bill Gallagher
Based on	Au Bonheur des Dames; by Emile Zola
Written by	Bill Gallagher; Gaby Chiappe; Katie Baxendale; Ben Harris;
Directed by	David Drury; Marc Jobst; Susan Tully; Bill Gallagher; Kenneth Glenaan;
Starring	Joanna Vanderham; Peter Wight; Emun Elliott; Matthew McNulty; David Hayman; Sarah Lancashire; Sonya Cassidy; Stephen Wight; Finn Burridge; Elaine Cassidy; Patrick Malahide; Ruby Bentall; Katie Moore; Lisa Millett; Ben Daniels; Edie Whitehead;
Composer	Maurizio Malagnini
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	16 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE.
Production
Executive producers	Susan Hogg; Bill Gallagher; Rebecca Eaton (for Masterpiece);
Producer	Simon Lewis
Cinematography	Alan Almond; Simon Richards; Peter Greenhalgh;
Running time	59 minutes
Production companies	BBC Productions; Masterpiece;
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	25 September 2012 –; 8 December 2013
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The Paradise is a British television costume drama series co-produced by BBC Studios and Masterpiece.^[1] The Paradise premiered in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 25 September 2012 and premiered in the United States on PBS on 6 October 2013.^[2] The series is an adaptation of Émile Zola's 1883 novel Au Bonheur des Dames. It relocates the story to North East England. (Zola's novel itself is a retelling of the story of Aristide Boucicaut, the Bellême-born founder of Le Bon Marché).^[3]

A second series was commissioned by BBC One in late October 2012^[4] and was broadcast on 20 October 2013 on BBC One.^[5]

On 12 February 2014, the BBC confirmed that The Paradise would not return for a third series.^[6] It cited that the programme had lower figures than other relatively new dramas such as Death in Paradise, Sherlock and Silk. Furthermore, its ITV rival Mr Selfridge was performing better.

^ "Topic Galleries". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 22 January 2014.^{[dead link]}
^ "PBS Fall Season Offers an Array of New Series, Specials and Returning Favorites: PBS". PBS PressRoom. PBS. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
^ "Stellar cast announced for Bill Gallagher's glittering new BBC One drama series The Paradise". BBC Media Centre. BBC. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
^ "BBC One commissions second series of The Paradise". BBC Media Centre. 31 October 2012.
^ "The Paradise". BBC Media Centre. 8 October 2013.
^ "The Paradise cancelled by BBC One after two series". Digital Spy. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.

[1] "Topic Galleries". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 22 January 2014.^{[dead link]}

[2] "PBS Fall Season Offers an Array of New Series, Specials and Returning Favorites: PBS". PBS PressRoom. PBS. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.

[3] "Stellar cast announced for Bill Gallagher's glittering new BBC One drama series The Paradise". BBC Media Centre. BBC. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.

[4] "BBC One commissions second series of The Paradise". BBC Media Centre. 31 October 2012.

[5] "The Paradise". BBC Media Centre. 8 October 2013.

[6] "The Paradise cancelled by BBC One after two series". Digital Spy. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.

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The Paradise (TV series)

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