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The Paradise

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An intoxicating love story set in England's first department store in the 1870s.

Simulcast of network BBC One in high definition. From 03/11/2010

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The Paradise: Series 1

Sarah Lancashire

Emun Elliott

Matthew McNulty

David Hayman

Stephen Wight

Elaine Cassidy

The Paradise: Series 1: Episode 1

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BBC One - The Paradise, Series 1, Episode 1

Denise struggles with her new job at The Paradise and catches the eye of its owner.

Drama series. Country girl Denise adapts to survive in her new job at The Paradise, a glamorous department store, and catches the eye of its owner.

Denise Lovett, a young and ambitious country girl with only her wits to live on, arrives in a booming Northern city to take up a long-held promise of work in her uncle's drapery shop. But she soon discovers that her uncle cannot afford to employ her, as most of his customers have been seduced away by The Paradise, England's first department store, right across the street.

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Meet the staff and the charismatic owner behind the Victorian department store.

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