Watched the first series and was totally enchanted by this period costume drama. I knew they had given the ax to the show before I started watching the second series here in the USA. I think I've seen 7 episodes now and it's crazy. Mr. Westin is like some sociopath just ready to explode. With each episode, he gets crueler and crueler to his wife. Denise and Moray, the show's two sweethearts, are driving each other nuts with all their mixed emotions of jealousy and career ambition. At one point, Moray is so disheveled and obviously in a state of personal crisis, that it's a wonder he's still running the STORE. Oh...and then we get to see an unbelievable interracial affair begin to unfold - as in Downton Abbey. The whole thing has gone to hell in a hand basket. At first, I was disappointed they saved Mr. Selfridge but cancelled The Paradise. But now I see why.
Review of The Paradise
