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Boardwalk Empire S1E8 — Hold Me in Paradise

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Boardwalk Empire•Season 1•Episode 8

Hold Me in Paradise

8.0/10 · 2,784 votesNov 7, 201050 min

Ranked #11 of 12 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

Nucky visits Chicago for the Republican National Convention, where he finds himself intrigued by the candidacy of Warren G. Harding over more established candidates. The D'Alessio gang moves in on Nucky's territory at the expense of Eli, who has been watching over his brother's affairs.

Directed byBrian Kirk

Written byMeg Jackson

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Cast14

Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi

Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson

Michael Pitt

Michael Pitt

James 'Jimmy' Darmody

Kelly Macdonald

Kelly Macdonald

Margaret Schroeder

Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon

Nelson Van Alden

Shea Whigham

Shea Whigham

Elias 'Eli' Thompson

Michael Stuhlbarg

Michael Stuhlbarg

Arnold Rothstein

Aleksa Palladino

Aleksa Palladino

Angela Darmody

Stephen Graham

Stephen Graham

Al Capone

Vincent Piazza

Vincent Piazza

Charles 'Lucky' Luciano

Michael Kenneth Williams

Michael Kenneth Williams

Albert 'Chalky' White

Anthony Laciura

Anthony Laciura

Edward 'Eddie' Kessler

Paz de la Huerta

Paz de la Huerta

Lucy Danziger

Crew8

Brian Kirk

Brian Kirk

Director

M

Meg Jackson

Writer

H

Howard Korder

Supervising Producer

Lawrence Konner

Lawrence Konner

Co-Executive Producer

R

Rudd Simmons

Producer

Margaret Nagle

Margaret Nagle

Supervising Producer

J

Joseph E. Iberti

Co-Producer

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Joseph E. Iberti

Unit Production Manager

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Episode Summary

"Hold Me in Paradise" is episode 8 of Boardwalk Empire season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 2,784 votes, ranking #11 of 12 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Brian Kirk and written by Meg Jackson, it aired on November 7, 2010.

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