Series synopsis
Capital is a British comedy drama television series that premiered on BBC One on November 24, 2015. It ended on December 8, 2015. It stars Toby Jones, Lesley Sharp, Rachael Stirling and Hamza Jeetooa.
Based on Lee Sun-mi's novel Love Story in the Capital, the story juxtaposes the heroic anti-Japanese movement with young romance by depicting the capital Seoul of the 1930s during colonial rule, called "Gyeongseong". It was a time when the nation's independence fighters fought against pro-Japanese traitors, while traditional Joseon-era Confucian values clashed and coexisted with a more modern way of life. The series portrays one of the darkest periods of Korean history with a mixture of tragedy, ...
Premise
Based on Lee Sun-mi's novel Love Story in the Capital, the story juxtaposes the heroic anti-Japanese movement with young romance by depicting the capital Seoul of the 1930s during colonial rule, called "Gyeongseong". It was a time when the nation's independence fighters fought against pro-Japanese traitors, while traditional Joseon-era Confucian values clashed and coexisted with a more modern way of life. The series portrays one of the darkest periods of Korean history with a mixture of tragedy, comedy and romance.
Premise: Someone wants what they have
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Toby Jones as Roger
- Lesley Sharp as Mary
- Rachael Stirling as Arabella
- Hamza Jeetooa as Usman Kamal
- Danny Ashok as Shahid
- Adeel Akhtar as Ahmed
- Shabana Azmi as Mrs. Kamal
- Gemma Jones as Petunia
Supporting cast
- Robert Emms as Smitty
- Bryan Dick as DI Mill
- Wunmi Mosaku as Quentina
- Andrew Gower as Mark
- Matthew Marsh as Lothar
- Mona Goodwin as Rohinka
- Kaiya Bakrania as Fatima
- Radosław Kaim as Bogdan
- Arthur Bateman as Conrad
- Kobna Holdbrook-Smith as Mashinko
- Peter Singh as Amir
Guest cast
- Peter Singh as Amir
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 3 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 3 | November 24, 2015 | December 8, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 On one day, the people of one South London street all receive an anonymous postcard. |
November 24, 2015 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The 'We Want What You Have' campaign takes a nasty turn for the worse. |
December 1, 2015 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The police investigation leads DI Mill in an unexpected direction. |
December 8, 2015 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC One |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 24, 2015 |
| Last aired | December 8, 2015 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 21:00:00 |