Reviews and features Read the following review and feature on Capital : Guardian review by Sam Wollaston London Evening Standard: five things you need to know about Capital 1) What positive points does the review pick out about Capital ? What criticisms are made - either of the TV drama or the original novel? The cast is brilliant As mentioned, Toby Jones – well on his way to true national treasure status – leads the way as investment banker Roger Yount, imbuing what could easily have been a predictable character with a weary warmth.Then there’s Gemma Jones, who younger viewers will know as Madame Pomfrey in the Harry Potter films and horror buffs will know from Ken Russell’s The Devils, as elderly resident Petunia Howe, and Adeel Akhtar, brilliant in the aforementioned River, as shopkeeper Ahmed Kamal. It’s based on an acclaimed novel Released in 2012, John Lanchester’s novel of the same name offered a hilarious and incisive look at the boom-and-bust...
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