Capital City

infobox television
show_name = Capital City
format = Drama
genre =
runtime = 50 minutes
starring = Douglas Hodge
Jason Isaacs
Trevyn McDowell
Joanna Kanska
country = flagcountry|United Kingdom
network = ITV
picture_format = 576i (SDTV)
location = London
language = English
first_aired = 26 September 1989
last_aired = 20 December 1990
num_episodes = 23
num_series= 2|

"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.

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

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.

External links

*imdb title|id=0098760|title=Capital City
* [http://www.nostalgiacentral.com/tv/drama/capitalcity.htm Nostalgia Central]
* [http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/reviews/gold/capitalcity.htm Off the Telly]
* [http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1133069/ Screen Online]