Capital City (1989)

Name: Capital City
Genre: Drama
Rating: 8.2
Cast: William Armstrong, Douglas Hodge, Jason Isaacs, Joanna Kanska, Trevyn McDowell

Drama

Capital City is a British television drama programme produced by Euston Films for ITV, broadcast from 26 September 1989 to 20 December 1990 over two series, totalling 23 episodes. Created by Andrew Maclear, the plot focuses on the lives of London investment bankers living and working on the corporate trading floor of international bank Shane-Longman.

IMDb rating: 8.2 (417 votes)
Episode average: 7.0 -1.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1989)

6.95 avg 10 episodes 6.7 → 7.3 46 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Second Quarter Figures	6.7	9
2	Insider Trading	7.0	10
3	Thanksgiving	6.8	7
4	Max in Trouble	7.3	8
5	Pension Fund	7.0	7
6	Newspaper Story	6.8	8
7	Rainforest	7.0	8
8	Takeover	7.0	7
9	Japanese Fund	6.6	7
10	Max in Space	7.3	8