The Paradise Page #3

Season #2 Episode #16
Synopsis: The story of a young woman who works in a department store and gets caught up in the charms of the modern world.
Genre: Drama
  Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.8
Year:
2012
60 min
390 Views


8.

MYRTLE:

Susy, think on:
if he’s not well-

off, what good is his kindness?

CLARA:

We all say that what we dream of is

love, but -- let’s admit it -- what

we really want is love and riches.

Every fine-dressed woman who walks

through that door, we long for what

she has. That’s why we come to work

in a department store.

SUSY:

Is it? I thought it was just a job.

CLARA:

You’re quiet, Denise. What do you

say about Mrs. Ballentine’s good

fortune?

DENISE:

I don’t envy our customers. I can’t

say I long to come into The

Paradise to shop and spend ...

CLARA:

Here we go ...

SUSY:

What do you want?

DENISE:

I dream of a world where a girl

doesn’t need to find a rich

husband.

CLARA starts the laughter at the absurdity of this, and the

OTHERS follow, including DENISE.

MYRTLE:

Oh, yes, and I am looking forward

to the day when a woman is Prime

Minister, and a woman is a priest

in the pulpit, and a woman is in

charge of The Paradise.

They’re ALL laughing at that.

9 EXT. WALLED GARDEN. BELVILLE HOUSE - DAY 9

MORAY and KATHERINE sit on a bench in the secluded garden.

MORAY:

His proposal to send Denise to

Paris -- he could have discussed

that with me.

(MORE)

9.

MORAY (CONT'D)

It is as if he is seeking to turn

the staff against me.

KATHERINE is struggling: at times she has to close her eyes

tight shut just to stop herself from imploding.

MORAY (CONT’D)

If I try to speak to him about

these matters he brushes aside my

concerns. It is impossible for me

to run the store as I believe -

MORAY can see KATHERINE’s volatile state, but can’t fathom

it.

MORAY (CONT’D)

Perhaps you could encourage Tom to

see reason -

It’s too much:
KATHERINE can’t keep it in any more.

MORAY (CONT’D)

Katherine, what is it?

KATHERINE:

Can you come back tomorrow? We will

speak then ...

She needs to be away ...

MORAY:

Of course ... Please tell me ...

KATHERINE:

God, help me ... God, please help

me ...

She sees MORAY’s pity and her terrors pour out of her.

KATHERINE (CONT’D)

He is capable of such cruelty. I

never imagined ... What have I

done? We married in such haste. I

hardly knew him. I live in terror

of upsetting him. I dare not speak

for fear of how he will react.

There are times I think he hates

me. He wishes only to punish me. I

cannot bear one more day ...

It’s too much, she is too vulnerable: MORAY is compelled to

hold her, to comfort her.

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William Gallagher

William Gallagher is a British writer and journalist. He has written Doctor Who audio plays for the Big Finish range, the stage play Manhattenhenge (2008–2009) and the Rhubarb Radio series Attachment (2009). His book on Alan Plater's The Beiderbecke Affair was published by the British Film Institute and Palgrave Macmillan on 28 September 2012. On publication of the book, he released an Author Video about the writing of it and a series of Beiderbecke podcasts: video interviews and audio commentaries for selected episodes of the Beiderbecke saga. more…

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