Capital City (1989–1990)

Creator:

Andrew MacLear

Stars:

William Armstrong, Douglas Hodge, Jason Isaacs

Cast

Series cast summary:
William Armstrong	...	Max Lubin (23 episodes, 1989-1990)
Douglas Hodge	...	Declan (23 episodes, 1989-1990)
Jason Isaacs	...	Chas Ewell (23 episodes, 1989-1990)
Joanna Kanska	...	Sirkka Nieminen (23 episodes, 1989-1990)
Trevyn McDowell	...	Michelle Hauptmann (23 episodes, 1989-1990)
Rolf Saxon	...	Hudson J. Talbot (22 episodes, 1989-1990)
John Bowe	...	Leonard Ansen (21 episodes, 1989-1990)
Anna Nygh	...	Hannah Burgess (21 episodes, 1989-1990)
Richard LeParmentier	...	Lee Wolf (18 episodes, 1989-1990)
Denys Hawthorne	...	James Farrell (14 episodes, 1989-1990)
Joanna Phillips-Lane	...	Wendy Foley (14 episodes, 1989-1990)
Briony Glassco	...	Gail (14 episodes, 1989-1990)
Dorian Healy	...	Jimmy Destry (13 episodes, 1989)
Emily Bolton	...	Sylvia Roux Teng (11 episodes, 1989-1990)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

yuppie | capitalist | english | british | england | 

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 September 1989 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Euston Films, Thames Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (13 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Used the same dealing room set from the 1989 movie Dealers.

User Reviews

Profoundly realistic, and a great drama too.

Shane-Longman, a mid-size, up-and-coming investment banking house in The City (akin to WallStreet) in London prides itself on its youthfull staff, and an uncanny ability to come through innovative, yet more than usual unconventional financial solutions. Although all the characters in the series come to the spotlight at one point, some might say the series resolves around the relationship of the two primary characters Declan McConnachie, a young, high-riding trader on the primaries desk, and Michelle Hauptmann, a vibrant trader with Shane's German branch, who is temporarily located in England. This series features some other notable actors like Rolf Saxon as the American attorney Hudson Talbot the Third, along with an apprehensive, and almost timid Saira Todd, playing Hillary Rollinger, a new trader, who comes under the wing of Michelle Hauptmann. Who would've thought that Saira Todd would later play a key role in Channel 4's "Queer as Folk!" Through the series, topics such as stress, drug-abuse, insider trading, homosexuality, and black-market trading are addressed through the experiences of the staff. In the United States, this series was originally distributed to PBS stations in the mid 1990s via the Program Resource Group. I eagerly await the series reruns.