Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Based on Emile Zola&s novel AU BONHEUR DES DAMES (THE LADIES& DELIGHT) sumptuous period drama THE PARADISE is a love story set a Victorian department store in Northern England Emun Elliott stars as The Paradise&s widowed owner John Moray who sees potential in lowly shop girl Denise Lovett (Joanna Vanderham) Working in his store she experiences the romance glamour intrigue & power play of high society from behind its counters