The City And The City

The City And The City is an adaptation of the novel The City & the City by China Miéville. The series began airing on BBC Two on April 6, 2018, with episodes following on broadcast television weekly. The entire series was made available on the BBC iPlayer on the first day of regular transmission.

Synopsis
When the body of a foreign student is discovered in the streets of the down-at-heel city of Besźel, it’s just another day’s work for Inspector Tyador Borlú of the Extreme Crime Squad. But he uncovers evidence that the murdered girl came from Ul Qoma, a city that shares a dangerous and volatile relationship with Besźel, and this case will challenge everything Borlú holds dear.

Cast
David Morrissey plays Inspector Tyador Borlú, with Lara Pulver portraying his wife, Katrynia Perla. Other stars include Mandeep Dhillon as Constable Lizbyet Corwi of the Besźel Policzai, Maria Schrader as Senior Detective Dhatt of the Ul Qoma Militsya, Ron Cook as Borlú’s superior Commissar Gadlem, Danny Webb as hard-right nationalist politician Major Syedr, and Christian Camargo as Doctor Bowden, an American academic.

Production
Based on the original novel by China Miéville, The City And The City was written by Tony Grisoni in production with Mammoth Screen. It was directed by Tom Shankland. Betsan Morris-Evans and Robyn Slovo serve as executive producers along with Grisoni, Preethi Mavahalli and Damien Timmer from Mammoth Screen and Lucy Richer for the BBC. The series was filmed on location in Manchester and Liverpool.

Episodes

 * 1) Besźel
 * 2) Ul Qoma
 * 3) Orciny
 * 4) Breach