Capital City
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| Capital City | |
|---|---|
| Format | Drama |
| Starring | Douglas Hodge Jason Isaacs Trevyn McDowell Joanna Kanska |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | London |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Original run | 26 September 1989 – 20 December 1990 |
Capital City was a television show produced by Euston Films which focused on the lives of investment bankers in London living and working on the corporate trading floor for the fictional international bank Shane-Longman.
Despite its short run in the UK, it was rebroadcast on UKTV Gold as well as a handful of PBS stations in the United States and starred a number of now well known faces.
The music for the series was composed by the Colin Towns and enjoyed some success in its own right.
[edit] Recurring Cast and Characters
- Douglas Hodge as Declan McConnachie, a star trader
- Trevyn McDowell as Michelle Hauptmann, a trader from Germany on loan to London
- William Armstrong as Max Lubin
- Jason Isaacs as Chas Ewell
- Joanna Kanska as Sirkka Nieminen
- John Bowe as Leonard Ansen
- Rolf Saxon as the American attorney Hudson Talbot the Third
- Saira Todd as Hillary Rollinger, a new trader
[edit] Availability
The complete Series One of 13 episodes (released 2006) and Series Two of 10 episodes (released July 2007) are available for purchase on DVD at various online shops or High Street retailers.
[edit] External links
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