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
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

The Paradise is a British television costume drama series co-produced by BBC Studios and Masterpiece. 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. 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).

A second series was commissioned by BBC One in late October 2012 and was broadcast on 20 October 2013 on BBC One.

On 12 February 2014, the BBC confirmed that The Paradise would not return for a third series. 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.