''The Eustace Bros.'' is a British television drama series, created and principally written by Ashley Pharoah, that first broadcast on

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on 2 July 2002. Originally titled ''Paradise Heights'', the series follows the exploits of the Eustace Brothers, Charlie ( Neil Morrissey), Clive (

Charles Dale Charles Dale (born 4 February 1963) is a Welsh actor known for playing Big Mac in ''Casualty'', Dennis Stringer in ''Coronation Street'', Gary "Chef" Alcock in '' The Lakes'' and Clive Eustace in '' The Eustace Bros.'' He was born in Tenby, Pe ...

) and Richard (

Ralf Little Ralf Alastair John Little (born 8 February 1980) is an English actor, writer, presenter, narrator and former semi-professional footballer, working mainly in television comedy. He played Antony Royle in ''The Royle Family'' and Jonny Keogh in ...

), who run a discount warehouse business in

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. Struggling to keep their business afloat, the brothers turn to a local big-shot, Jack Edwards (

David Troughton David Troughton (born 9 June 1950) is an English actor. He is known for his Shakespearean roles on the British stage and for his many roles on British television, including Dr Bob Buzzard in ''A Very Peculiar Practice'' and Ricky Hanson in ''Ne ...

) for help, but find themselves carrying out more and more extreme tasks in order to pay off their debt. The decision to re-title the series was made following the cliffhanger ending of the first series, in which the ''Paradise Heights'' warehouse is burnt to the ground. For the second series, new characters Melissa Garvey (

Beth Goddard Elizabeth Jane Goddard (born 31 March 1969), known as Beth Goddard, is a British actress known for her role as Suze Littlewood in the BBC comedy series '' Gimme Gimme Gimme''. Early life Goddard grew up in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, and attended ...

) and Sam Eustace ( Matthew Beard) were added to the cast. Two series of six episodes were broadcast, with the final episode broadcasting on 19 August 2003. The decision to axe the series was made shortly after the second series premiere, which attracted just four million viewers. Neither series have been released on DVD. As part of the BBC Writer's Room project, the shooting script for the first episode of ''Paradise Heights'' is available to download from the Writer's Room website.

Cast

* Neil Morrissey as Charlie Eustace *

as Clive Eustace *

as Richard Eustace *

Nigel Betts Nigel Betts is an English actor, who from 2003 to 2007 appeared on the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' as Eddie Hope. He also portrayed Tony in the BBC Two sitcom '' Boy Meets Girl'' and had a recurring role as Mr Armitage in the eighth series o ...

as Eddie Aspen *

Lee Oakes Lee Oakes (born 1976) is an English actor best known for his role as Munch Wilkinson in the British comedy ''Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps'' and as Kev in the British television series '' After You've Gone,'' a friend and fellow buil ...

as Davey Robinson

Paradise Heights

Joanne Froggatt Joanne Froggatt (born 23 August 1980) is a British actress. From 2010 to 2015, she portrayed Anna Bates in the ITV period drama series ''Downton Abbey''. For this role, she received three Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a ...

as Julia Sawyer *

Pam Ferris Pamela Ferris (born 11 May 1948) is a Welsh actress. She has starred in numerous British television series, including ''Connie'' (1985), '' The Darling Buds of May'' (1991–1993), '' Where the Heart Is'' (1997–2000), ''Rosemary & Thyme'' ...

as Marion Eustace *

as Jack Edwards *

Rupert Evans Rupert Evans (born 9 March 1977) is a British actor. He is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and starred in the Amazon series '' The Man in the High Castle'' and also in the CW's '' Charmed'' series. In 2021 Evans appeared in '' Bridge ...

as Toby Edwards *

Lindsey Coulson Lindsey Coulson (born 13 April 1960) is an English actress, known for her role as Carol Jackson in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders''. For this role, she won the 2000 British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance. Coulson is also well known ...

as Claire Eustace *

Bruce Byron Bruce Michael Byron is an English actor best known for his role as DC Terry Perkins in ''The Bill''. He originally followed a career in music, before started acting at 20. Biography He moved to Australia drilling for oil and gas in the Cooper ...

as Terry Hennessy * Marcia Mantack as Angie James *

Mary Tamm Mary Tamm (22 March 1950 – 26 July 2012) was a British actress, who appeared in many British TV drama series and serials, and is best known for her role as Romana I in the BBC's science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', starrin ...

as Yvonne Edwards * Nicky Ladanowski as Mandy Cutler * Danielle Brown as Kylie James * Michael Hadley as D.I. Hannington * Nicholas Harvey as Sam Eustace

The Eustace Bros.

as Melissa Garvey * Matthew Beard as Sam Eustace

Episodes

Series 1: ''Paradise Heights'' (2002)

Series 2: ''The Eustace Bros.'' (2003)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Eustace Bros BBC television dramas 2000s British drama television series 2002 British television series debuts 2003 British television series endings English-language television shows