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  1. Paradise Postponed (1986) is a British 11-episode TV serial based on the 1985 novel by writer John Mortimer. The series covered a span of 30 years of postwar British history, set in a small village.

  2. Paradise Postponed: With Annette Crosbie, Paul Shelley, Peter Egan, David Threlfall. A clergyman, famous for his support of left-wing causes, dies, and surprises his family by leaving a great deal of money to a Conservative Member of Parliament.

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  3. Apr 12, 2024 · Paradise Postponed (1986) Publication date. 2024-04-12. Topics. Drama, British TV, John Mortimer. A clergyman, famous for his support of left-wing causes, dies, and. surprises his family by leaving a great deal of money to a Conservative. Member of Parliament.

  4. Jan 1, 2001 · Leslie is outraged. The ’well meaning offer of paradise’ refers to the Rev Simcox’s reforming zeal and belief that the causes he supports can only lead to a better quality of life for everyone. Before he dies, he concludes that it has all been an impossible dream – Paradise remains postponed.

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  5. Sep 15, 1986 · Paradise Postponed is a British television drama mini-series that premiered in 1986. The show is based on the novel of the same name by author John Mortimer, who also adapted the screenplay. The series was directed by Alvin Rakoff and produced by Ken Riddington.

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  6. At the heart of the story lies a mystery. Why, on his death, has Simeon Simcox, the CND-marching Rector of Rapstone Fanner, left his fortune not to his two sons but to an odious Tory Minister?...

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  8. Paradise postponed. by. Mortimer, John, 1923-2009. Publication date. 1986. Topics. Rapstone Valley (England : Imaginary place), Inheritance and succession, Politicians, Clergy. Publisher.