"Capital City" (1989) TV series 1989-1990

Creator:

Andrew MacLear
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | unknown

Release Date:

26 September 1989 (UK)

Cast

Douglas Hodge	...	Declan / ... (19 episodes, 1989-1990)
William Armstrong	...	Max Lubin (19 episodes, 1989-1990)
Trevyn McDowell	...	Michelle Hauptmann (19 episodes, 1989-1990)
Joanna Kanska	...	Sirkka Nieminen (19 episodes, 1989-1990)
Jason Isaacs	...	Chas Ewell (19 episodes, 1989-1990)
Anna Nygh	...	Hannah Burgess (18 episodes, 1989-1990)
John Bowe	...	Leonard Ansen (18 episodes, 1989-1990)
Rolf Saxon	...	Hudson J. Talbot / ... (18 episodes, 1989-1990)
Richard LeParmentier	...	Lee Wolf (13 episodes, 1989-1990)
Briony Glassco	...	Gail (13 episodes, 1989-1990)
Dorian Healy	...	Jimmy Destry (13 episodes, 1989-1990)
Joanna Phillips-Lane	...	Wendy Foley (13 episodes, 1989-1990)
Denys Hawthorne	...	James Farrell (11 episodes, 1989-1990)

Series Directed by
Clive Fleury		(unknown episodes)
Diarmuid Lawrence		(unknown episodes)
Paul Seed		(unknown episodes)
Mike Vardy		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Andrew MacLear		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Chris Barfoot	....	assistant producer (1 episode, 1990)
Andrew Brown	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
John Hambley	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Ron Purdie	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Irving Teitelbaum	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Colin Towns		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Brian Freemantle		(unknown episodes)
Roger Wilson		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Jonathan Lee		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Andy Evans	....	construction manager (13 episodes, 1989-1990)
Robin Heinson	....	painter (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Rupert Scrivener	....	sound re-recording mixer (23 episodes, 1989-1990)
Colin Chapman	....	supervising sound editor (16 episodes, 1989-1990)
Brian Simmons	....	sound mixer (6 episodes, 1989-1990)
Mark Harris	....	sound assist (2 episodes, 1989-1990)
Keith Batten	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Rodney Glenn	....	dialogue editor (unknown episodes)
Ian Munro	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Gary Varney	....	best boy (11 episodes, 1989-1990)
Paul Hanning	....	second assistant camera (6 episodes, 1989-1990)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amelia Davies	....	wardrobe assistant (6 episodes, 1989-1990)

Series Other crew
Jane Hughes	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Euston Films
• Thames Television

Distributors

• Independent Television (ITV)

Other Companies

• Anvil Post Production  sound re-recording

Runtime:

60 min (13 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Euston Films

Trivia:

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

There are more than 13

As an ex pat Brit now living in Canada I was and indeed am a huge fan of Capital City. So much so in fact that I have both series one and series two of the show on VHS, taped back when it was first shown in the late 80's. To my Aussie friend who's comments are above I can only say..*you're in luck* because in fact there are 26 episodes of the show. Having said that of course how you are going to get to see the others I don't know. I can't understand why the producers don't release the entire series on DVD... there's a load of absolute old rubbish out there so why a great show like this hasn't been exploited I can't understand. Following the lives and exploits of a group of city bond traders, everything about the show was fantastic from the writing to the performances, and especially the production values. It was also the first TV appearance of many many now famous faces. Julia Ormond (First Knight and Sabrina), Clive Owen (Closer), Louise Lombard (Hidalgo and lately CSI)... and of course the utterly gorgeous Jason Issacs who is perhaps best known to American audiences as the hideously slimy Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter series. Unfortunately in-spite of all this talent the show's popularity suffered as a result of a sudden downturn in the British economy. Since it's plot lines and characters were inextricably identified with the excesses of the *loads-a-money* 1980's, the advent of a new decade, (and public attitude to money) saw its demise. Which is a terrible shame. I highly recommend the show, and also its close compatriot Chancer, which shared a lot of the same themes and the same high production values. And which of course gave a first starring role the above mentioned and equally gorgeous Clive Owen. If ever the James Bond people had an easy decision to make... SURELY this is the one. How can they not have already handed the man the role he was born to play.!! Watch the two seasons of Chancer, (which I believe in the UK at least ARE available on DVD), and you'll see what I mean.