About this season
Focuses on brothers Frank and Danny Kane. Their mother is the matriarch of a South London criminal gang, assisted by Danny. Frank has become a priest but leaves the church; he inherits The Paradise Club following the death of their mother and returns to London to try and steer Danny away from crime.
Episodes (10)
1. Unfrocked in Babylon
Aired 19 September 1989 • 60 min
When their criminal mother dies, a streetwise priest and a reluctant villain, estranged brothers, are reunited again and wonder who will get the Paradise Club.
2. Family Favours
Aired 26 September 1989 • 60 min
As Frank settles in at the Paradise Club, Danny's would-be assassins are on trial for attempted murder, and the outrageous Great Crane Robbery seals the fate of Glasgow gangster Elliot Rossini.
3. Sudden Death Tango
Aired 3 October 1989 • 60 min
A police plan to foil a major gem heist goes tragically wrong and Danny convinces a young would-be armed robber that a life of crime leads to misery.
4. Crack in the Mirror
Aired 10 October 1989 • 60 min
Frank tries to trace a missing teenager and Danny takes explosive action to prevent a ruthless drugs baron from pushing crack and heroin.
5. Bring on the Cavalry
Aired 17 October 1989 • 60 min
Danny is arrested, but confounds his lawyer by refusing to provide an alibi for a crime he did not commit, leaving Frank to take on vicious drug dealer Colonel Mombassa.
6. Up Jumped a Swagperson
Aired 24 October 1989 • 60 min
Ma Kane's ghost appears to haunt the Kane brothers, while the hunt for cop-killer Peter Noonan intensifies.
7. Short Story
Aired 31 October 1989 • 60 min
Danny suspects that his wife and his minder are having an affair.
8. Revolving Funds
Aired 7 November 1989 • 60 min
Frank gets involved with a crooked gambler and Danny launders dirty money.
9. Sins of the Fathers (1)
Aired 14 November 1989 • 60 min
Special Branch want to keep Danny on the wrong side of the law and the right side of a sinister organisation.
10. Sins of the Fathers (2)
Aired 21 November 1989 • 60 min
Sarah Turnbull blackmails Danny into staging a daring robbery, intending to double cross him at the last minute. Only Frank can save him, but can he do it in time?