Maison close - Season 2 - Episode 1
The residents of the Paradise are forced to cohabitate with a band of Parisian thugs with highly questionable morals. Facing grave financial difficulties, the brothel must also survive the rise to power of a royalist chief commissioner who marks the return of a Moral Order.
About Maison close

Title: Maison close
First Air Date: 2010-10-04
Last Air Date: 2013-02-25
Status: Canceled
Rating: 6.8/10 (from 13 votes)
Language: FR
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 16
Network: Canal+
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: Noé Productions
Synopsis
Paris, 1871. This is a story of the women trapped in a luxury brothel, 'Paradise'. The very young Rose came to Paris in search of her mother, former prostitute. She is trapped and forced to enroll in Paradise. Vera is 35 years. She knows that the end of her career as a prostitute is near. She is betting everything on the Baron Du Plessis, her main client, and the only one able to redeem her debt. Hortense is the owner of Paradise. She must take care of her girls and resist pressure from a suburban thug who is charging her money.
Cast

Anne Charrier
Véra

Clémence Bretécher
Valentine

Valérie Karsenti
Hortense Gaillac

Jemima West
Rose

Deborah Grall
Bertha

Blandine Bellavoir
Angèle

Catherine Hosmalin
Marguerite Fourchon

Nicolas Briançon
Pierre Gaillac

Michaël Cohen
Louis Mosca

Michaël Abiteboul
Kertel