The paradise 中文译名：彼岸是天堂/女人天堂，然后我在豆瓣上又发现这个“天堂一刻”这个翻译。2012年，BBC ONE开播第一季，2013年开播了第二季。但是BBC已经证实不会有第三季了，因为得腾出位置给新的电视剧。个人还觉得蛮可惜的
故事背景是在1875年的英国，剧情围绕这个The Paradise的英国第一家百货超市展开。John Moray是The paradise的经理人，充满野心和抱负，但是也有柔情的一面，他与可以给他提供经济帮助的银行家的女儿Katherine订婚；Denise Lovett是从苏格兰农村来的女孩，希望能够帮助叔叔维持生计，但是她发现the paradise势不可挡发展，于是去the paradise工作。
John Moray和Denise Lovett一见面便擦出火花。Denise Lovett是渴望经济独立的女人，在19世纪由男性主导的社会，她的精神和抱负很难能可贵。她为The paradise提供了许多新的点子以招揽顾客，而John Moray也被她深深地吸引。俩人之间的情感日渐加深，可是种种挑战和困难也横隔在他们中间。
The paradise单从剧情还是服装造型，我觉得都不输Downton Abbey。可是Downton Abbey已经出至第五季了，但The paradise两季之后就没有了，也有其原因的。
一是演员阵容，很明显The paradise差了一大截，看看海报就知道。这导致在剧情上，The paradise长期会单薄一些，不像Downton Abbey可以给观众回味和吐槽的地方。
二是主题，The paradise最初给我的感觉是Denise Lovett如何在男性世界中占据一席的主题，可是拍着拍着，这个主题感觉若即若离，有那么点像，又有那么点不像，导致我很难判定它。这到底是不爱情剧，还是女性励志剧？模糊的概念也会导致观众的迷茫。长寿命的电视剧，比如：Game of Thrones，我可以说：妖魔鬼怪打打杀杀争王位；Friends,，我可以说：三男三女喜怒哀乐，携手共成长；Gossip girl我可以说：帅男靓女，XXOO，华服美景，纸醉金迷......
三是，宣传上也有关系啦
但是这部剧我还是很喜欢的，可是它在我心里挖了个坑，却没填满，不开心.....
（以下来自wikipedia)
Series 1 begins in 1875, and portrays the lives and loves of the people who work, shop and trade, in and around the first English department store.［8］ The owner of The Paradise department store is widower John Moray. Moray was once a draper's boy in Emersons, the small shop that grew under his managership into The Paradise, which has come to dominate the high street to the detriment of small shopkeepers nearby.
Into this world comes Denise Lovett, from the small town of Peebles in Scotland, whose uncle Edmund is one of the shopkeepers struggling to survive. Denise takes a job at The Paradise and is soon seen by Moray as a rising star, to the annoyance of Miss Audrey, the head of ladies' fashion, and of Clara, a fellow shopgirl. Moray is financially dependent on Lord Glendenning, whose daughter Katherine is determined to marry Moray and sees Denise as a direct threat to her ambitions.
Series 2
Lord Glendenning has died and Katherine Glendenning has inherited The Paradise. She now has a husband, Tom Weston, and a young stepdaughter, Flora. Katherine asks Moray, who has been exiled to Paris, to return to revive the fortunes of The Paradise, and save it from being sold. Weston is determined to control his wife and The Paradise, overruling Moray to his own advantage. Moray's position at the Bon Marche is a reference to Octave Mouret's derision and constant competition with the same.
分集剧情：（好吧.....这一部分估计没人看了）
Series 1 (2012)
1"Episode (directed by) Marc Jobst,(written by) Bill Gallagher 25 September 2012 6.61
Denise Lovett arrives in a northern English town to seek employment with her uncle in his draper's shop. His shop is failing under pressure from The Paradise, opposite, the first high-class department store in the town, and cannot afford to take her on. Undeterred, she seeks a position as a salesgirl at The Paradise and comes under the watchful eye of the head of ladies fashion, Miss Audrey, and her exacting standards. She soon catches the eye of the widowed owner Moray, much to the chagrin of salesgirl Clara, who has slept with him, and Katherine Glendenning, daughter of Lord Glendenning, who expects to marry him.
2 "Episode 2" David Drury Bill Gallagher 2 October 2012 5.79
Katherine Glendenning brings her friend Mrs Brookmire (Olivia Hallinan) to the store to cheer her up. Dazzled by the array of goods and the attention given to her by Sam at the draper's counter, Mrs Brookmire buys so many items that Moray opens the first store account for her to settle the bill at a later date. Taken ill, Mrs Brookmire is helped by Sam. She invites him to the Glendennings' home, where she breaks down to reveal she has left her husband. She kisses Sam just as Lord Glendenning and Katherine walk in; he is accused of ungentlemanly behaviour and Moray is asked to dismiss him. The reputation of The Paradise is at stake; Moray wants to discover the truth, and Denise decides to help.
3 "Episode 3" David Drury Gaby Chiappe 9 October 2012 5.70
The discovery of a baby by Denise in ladieswear causes ripples through the store. Clara resents Denise's popularity, Miss Audrey fears her ambitions, and Arthur questions his own foundling status. Moray uses the baby to increase sales and Katherine pursues Peter Adler (Mark Bonnar), who runs a home for foundlings. Denise upsets Moray with her idea for a children's department using Katherine as a go-between. Clara is also upset when the foundlings are brought to the store and her affinity with one of the children causes trouble.
4 "Episode 4" Sue Tully Bill Gallagher 16 October 2012 5.14
Miss Audrey develops a mysterious illness, perhaps brought on by anxiety, causing her to lose her voice. Her absence creates a vacancy for a temporary Head of Ladieswear, and Moray appoints Denise as head because a potential client is expected to make a large order. This causes friction and jealousy between Denise and Clara, who tries to sabotage the order. Katherine enjoys the effect Peter Adler is having on her life, but her behaviour worries her father who accidentally wounds a beater at a bird shoot. Clara tries to seduce Moray once again. Katherine, unable to forget Moray, ends her friendship with Adler. Moray allays Miss Audrey's fears.
5 "Episode 5" Marc Jobst Bill Gallagher 23 October 2012 5.82
Bradley Burroughs'(Arthur Darvill) barber shop is in the way of The Paradise's expansion, and forces Moray to make him a junior partner. Burroughs meddles and causes consternation throughout the store. When Burroughs threatens to reveal facts about the death of Moray's wife, he disappears when Jonas takes matters into his own hands. Denise's idea for a "Gentlemen's Afternoon" is stolen by Miss Audrey and is a disaster when misunderstood by the gentlemen's wives, leading to Denise proposing another idea to rescue the situation. Miss Glendenning deliberately provokes Moray by shopping with his rival shopkeepers, giving Denise's uncle false hopes for the survival of his failing business.
6 "Episode 6" Sue Tully Bill Gallagher 30 October 2012 5.30
Exotic lovebirds arrive as a new attraction to be sold at the Paradise, and Pauline offers to man the counter in an attempt to impress Sam. Lord Glendenning offers Moray a bigger loan to buy the leases of every shop in the street. Moray commits to an engagement with Katherine. Despite the warnings of an experienced Miss Audrey, Denise is unable to keep her true feelings from Moray any longer. On the announcement of the engagement, Clara is dismayed, and Denise leaves The Paradise to live with her uncle, who had earlier struck Jonas after being goaded. Arthur fears what Jonas has done to Burroughs.
7 "Episode 7" Marc Jobst Katie Baxendale 6 November 2012 5.69
Katherine's wedding plans and her future plans for Moray and The Paradise threaten Jonas, whose presence upsets her as does the picture of Moray's wife. Denise's plan for a co-operative of the small traders in the neighboring street has some initial success, causing reduced sales at The Paradise, but fails when the traders fall out prompted by hatmaker Charles Chisholm (David Bamber). Lord Glendenning suggests that Moray and Katherine take an extended honeymoon in Europe following the wedding.
8 "Episode 8" David Drury Bill Gallagher 13 November 2012 5.77
As the wedding approaches, Denise returns to The Paradise. Moray confesses his love for her, and she responds likewise. Moray's resolve is tested when he learns that Lord Glendenning now owns the freeholds of The Paradise and all the surrounding shops, and insists that the marriage must take place. Katherine imparts this development to Denise, saying that it is she who will be responsible for the future of the local businesses, and threatening that Moray could lose The Paradise if he dares defy her will. Burroughs' body turns up in the river, and since Jonas is the main suspect, Dudley attempts to fire him. Dudley, as best man, prepares to escort Moray to the wedding, prompting Moray to realise where his heart lay, resulting in him searching The Paradise for Denise. The series ends with the lovers kissing.
Series 2 (2013)［edit］
# Title Directed by Written by Original air date UK viewers (million)［12］
9 "Episode 1" David Drury Bill Gallagher 20 October 2013 6.04
It's one year later. Lord Glendenning has died, The Paradise is up for sale, Denise is still at the department store, and the disgraced Moray is working in Paris. Katherine has a new husband, Tom Weston (Ben Daniels). Katherine recalls Moray to save The Paradise, though her husband doubts her motives.
10 "Episode 2" David Drury Bill Gallagher 27 October 2013 5.44
Miss Audrey's impending wedding to Edmund Lovett raises the rivalries of Denise and Clara as to who will replace her. Moray returns from Paris with the flirtatious Clemence (Branka Katić), to purchase the fireworks she supplies. Clemence causes consternation among the girls and annoys Weston, the owner of The Paradise, when she cancels his dinner invitation. The banished Jonas arrives in a cart half-dead.
11 "Episode 3" David Drury Gaby Chiappe 3 November 2013 5.50
The rivalry over the position of Head of Ladieswear causes friction between Moray and Denise. Tom Weston favours Clara and Katherine Weston, Denise, but she causes trouble between them that Tom Weston takes out on his daughter Flora. Dudley takes Flora under his wing, which makes Weston even more annoyed. The annual Paradise outing to the music hall is canceled by Weston, but Jonas engineers events so that Denise has to organize a music hall event at The Paradise starring the staff.
12 "Episode 4" Kenny Glenaan Bill Gallagher 10 November 2013 5.50
Tom Weston's plans to expand The Paradise will put Moray's hope of buying the store beyond his financial reach. But Moray takes on a wealthy backer in Fenton (Adrian Scarborough), who also wants sole ownership of The Paradise. A figure from Susy's past appears, following a break-in at Edmund's closed shop, which upsets her and she in turn upsets Weston's daughter, Flora, and Denise has to dismiss her.
13 "Episode 5" David Drury Bill Gallagher 17 November 2013 5.03
Weston is upset when Moray opens a department selling timepieces, taking the limelight from his new food hall. Moray schemes with Jonas and Fenton to further upset Weston by using Katherine's father's pocket watch as a centerpiece attraction, giving the impression that Katherine is still in love with Moray. Denise's modern methods attract Weston's attention and he offers her the chance to show the other departments her ways, which in turn upsets Moray. Meanwhile, Sam becomes obsessed with the watch and is convinced he has managed to hypnotise Susy with it.
14 "Episode 6" Bill Gallagher Bill Gallagher 24 November 2013 5.52
Katherine is terrified by her husband's cruel mind games and she confides in Moray about Tom's increasingly spiteful behavior, unaware he has been watching their intimacy grow. Denise sees the chance to use her business initiative when wealthy newlywed couple, young Lucille (Liz White) and elderly Campbell Ballentine (John Duttine), arrive in town and discusses the possibility of the husband investing in The Paradise. Moray's scheming with Fenton and Jonas causes emotions to run high.
15 "Episode 7" David Drury Ben Harris 1 December 2013 5.08
Weston hires photographer Christian Cartwright (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett) to take a family portrait only emphasizing Katherine's position in the family is fragile. Cartwright will also be taking the staff's portraits and he takes a keen interest in Clara to be his muse. Moray and Denise's relationship is still strained even when he reveals the plotting to wrest control of The Paradise. Weston asks Denise to create a new venture to upset Moray and she creates 'Paradise Postcards', with Cartwright, for their customers. Weston reveals Moray's plotting to Katherine and suggest she has a holiday abroad alone. A serialised ghost story bring Moray and Denise back together and Weston makes a proposal to Clara.
16 "Episode 8" David Drury Gaby Chiappe 8 December 2013 5.07
A smartly dressed French debt collector dies in the store shortly after the arrival of Clemence (Branka Katić) who is trading Hazard dice and Parisian rouge, a product associated with prostitutes, and challenges Denise to sell it. Clemence is confronted by Weston who has bought her debts so he can make her his mistress and dispense with his wife Katherine. Denise and Jonas fail to stop Weston and the task falls to Moray to recover the debt in a game of Hazard that culminates in The Paradise's fate being decided on the throw of the dice until Katherine's intervention. Denise finds a way to resolve hers and Moray's differences. The series ends with the lovers kissing.
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