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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.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
Second Quarter FiguresSeptember 26, 1989—It's Monday morning on the trading floor of Shane-Longman, a London-based international bank. The market has been erratic, nobody is getting - S01E02
Insider TradingOctober 3, 1989—A serious problem looms at Shane -Longman. Leonard Ansen, the Senior Director of Banking Activities, and Wendy's closest ally on the top flo - S01E03
ThanksgivingOctober 10, 1989—It's Friday evening. The market is winding down. Sirkka is flying to Copenhagen for the weekend to see her boyfriend, Sven, and is about to - S01E04
Max in TroubleOctober 17, 1989—Declan is having a dinner party for Max, Michelle and Sophie – an art dealer who likes Max and whom Max, for his part, seems to like as well - S01E05
Pension FundOctober 24, 1989—Leonard has spent a year wooing back a major client, the Municipal Pension Fund, and he assigns the job of advising them to Declan, the bank - S01E06
Newspaper StoryOctober 31, 1989—Jimmy Destry meets journalist Sarah Douglas at a private party, Not realising her profession, he divulges potentially damaging information a - S01E07
RainforestNovember 7, 1989—Hudson Talbot, Shane Longman's capital markets originator, is woken in the middle of the night by his colleague, Max Lubin, the Bank's Direc - S01E08
TakeoverNovember 14, 1989—A dawn raid has occurred and Friedmans, a rival bank, has acquired 15 per cent of Shane Longman's shares. A takeover is threatened and the d - S01E09
Japanese FundNovember 21, 1989—Peter Longman is in ebullient spirits. As Shane Longman's major shareholder, he has secured a deal with Tokyo-based Ikeda Bank to set up a j - S01E10
Max in SpaceNovember 28, 1989—Max and Hudson have completed a deal with the Pan Mediterranean Fund, an EEC entity which offers finance to the poorer areas of Europe. Jero - S01E11
Twelve Degrees CapricornDecember 5, 1989—Eyebrows are raised when Max employs astrology to predict major deals. Thrill-seeking Sirkka enters dangerous territory when she becomes a h - S01E12
Max in PolandDecember 12, 1989—Whilst finalising an awkward deal in Warsaw, Max becomes very taken by Maxine, who works in an art gallery. Meanwhile, Sirkka hits rock bott - S01E13
The Snail and the PhotographerDecember 19, 1989—Wendy is promoted to become the new Head of Derivatives and is replaced as Chief Trader on the floor by the hard-boiled Sylvia Roux Teng. Si
Season02
- S02E01
Toxic Waste SyndromeOctober 18, 1990—Sirkka investigates a corporate client's background and her passionate reaction brings her into serious conflict with her colleagues and the - S02E02
Swami's in TownOctober 25, 1990—Michelle and her new assistant, Hilary, are puzzled by a client who balks at making a profit, and Max is surprised to find that Sylvia – the - S02E03
The Gnome From ZurichNovember 1, 1990—The beautiful Claudine – an old friend of Declan's – persuades him into a deal he soon regrets. Michelle is unsympathetic as he gets into mo - S02E04
Shoes on the Wrong FeetNovember 8, 1990—Lee Wolf travels to Prague to complete a multi-million dollar deal but his acquiescence in a colleague's questionable arrangements gets him - S02E05
Ethical InvestmentsNovember 15, 1990—Hilary's job is threatened when Sylvia tries to convince the Bank's executives that they need staff cuts. The deal which might save her look - S02E06
Head HuntingNovember 22, 1990—Declan and Michelle are having a difficult time. Declan wonders whether things would be better if they did not work together. As it happens, - S02E07
Strange AttractorsNovember 29, 1990—Hudson unwillingly introduces his friend, Danny, to the trading floor. Danny is an expert in chaos theory, and starts giving good advice. Sy - S02E08
Strange FruitsDecember 6, 1990—Hudson is embroiled in a difficult issue. The childminder has left and Hudson's mother – visiting from the United States – is standing in an - S02E09
A Wolf in Wolf's ClothingDecember 13, 1990—Contrary to the image he projects at the Bank, Lee Wolf is a gambler and an unlucky one. His debts put his job and his personal life in jeop - S02E10
The WeddingDecember 20, 1990—Sylvia saddles Hilary and Chas with an unsaleable issue and won't accept that the problem has been caused by her. Hilary's attempts to sort
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