Capital CitySeries 1

The story follows the upwardly-mobile hopefuls at London-based investment bank, as they try to scramble up the corporate ladder, taking risks, eating up the pressure, and following their instincts in search of that elusive deal.

Dove guardare Capital City • Series 1

13 Episodi

Second Quarter Figures
E1
Second Quarter FiguresIt's Monday morning on the trading floor of Shane-Longman, a London-based international bank. The market has been erratic, nobody is getting it right and with the US trade figure due, the dealers are under pressure to improve on last month's performance. Several members of the board are critical of the 'maverick' image of the trading floor. Heads may roll. Meanwhile, Hudson's mentally unwell wife abandons him and their infant son, and Chas Ewell befriends teenage runaway Louise.
Insider Trading
E2
Insider TradingA serious problem looms at Shane -Longman. Leonard Ansen, the Senior Director of Banking Activities, and Wendy's closest ally on the top floor, is in trouble with the DTI. He is suspected of insider trading and is forced to inform the board of his situation. Lee Wolf, the Director of Corporate Finance, and Ralph Goldring, the Director of Finance, demand Leonard's resignation; however, when CEO James Farrell and major shareholder Peter Longman put their support behind Leonard, it is Ralph Goldring who is forced out.
Thanksgiving
E3
ThanksgivingIt'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 leave when she hears that Aristotle has dropped out of an important deal she has set up. She must find another player fast as the deal has to be in place by Monday morning. Sirkka confronts Aristotle in a nearby bar and ends up with a black eye.
Max in Trouble
E4
Max in TroubleDeclan 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 until he discovers she used to use drugs and, he feels, might start using again. Max, though, seems far more interested in a potential deal, making a killing in some bonds by selling now while the price is high and buying back once the price has fallen. Jimmy and Chas fall out after Jimmy sexually assaults Louise, a 17-year-old runaway, following a night of partying.
Pension Fund
E5
Pension FundLeonard 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's senior dealer. Unforeseen problems threaten the deal that Declan is setting up for the bank thanks to Jimmy, a junior dealer.
Newspaper Story
E6
Newspaper StoryMax is scammed by hatchet-job "off the record" quotes by a journalist he used to date; Hudson is managing a billion-dollar deal with a possibly-corrupt bank in Venice; while Jimmy goes Tweeds and Shotgun for a hunting weekend, demonstrating his prowess by shooting a hole in the Dealing-Room floor.
Rainforest
E7
RainforestHudson Talbot, Shane Longman's capital markets originator, is woken in the middle of the night by his colleague, Max Lubin, the Bank's Director of Swaps. Hudson is persuaded, reluctantly, to discuss what sounds like another of Max's unorthodox but possibly brilliant schemes.
Takeover
E8
TakeoverNew positions clerk Alison is ridden rough by Jimmy and can't take it, Michelle gets a 1-year driving ban, sadly garaging her 911, until Declan impersonates a London wide boy and buys it for restoration; Hudson goes head over heels at dinner and snores at the opera with client Mercedes Fortunada de Magellan as they buy up rainforest for a profit-sharing ecofriendly pulp mill.
Japanese Fund
E9
Japanese FundChas cracks under pressure, going on a road trip to Leicestershire until Declan rescues him. Shane Longman is poised for a merger with a big Japanese partner, supported by Peter Longman but mistrusted by head Leonard Ansen.
Max in Space
E10
Max in SpaceMax and Hudson have completed a deal with the Pan Mediterranean Fund, an EEC entity which offers finance to the poorer areas of Europe. Jerome Heron is a difficult character but his deputy, Monique Danvier, is far more likeable.
Twelve Degrees Capricorn
E11
Twelve Degrees CapricornEyebrows are raised when Max employs astrology to predict major deals. Thrill-seeking Sirkka enters dangerous territory when she becomes a high-class prostitute and discovers that risk isn't confined to the dealing room floor.
Max in Poland
E12
Max in PolandWhilst finalising an awkward deal in Warsaw, Max becomes very taken by Maxine, who works in an art gallery. Meanwhile, Sirkka hits rock bottom when she collapses with alcoholic poisoning and is rushed to hospital.
The Snail and the Photographer
E13
The Snail and the PhotographerWendy 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. Sirkka gets a wake-up call and decides to join Alcoholics Anonymous. Jimmy Destry is sacked for malpractice after Declan discovers his off-market trades.