Capital
Someone wants what they have
On BBC One
A tense, class-conscious portrait of gentrification and social anxiety where an anonymous threat destabilizes an affluent London street and its inhabitants' sense of security.
Set on a single street in South London, Capital is a portrait of a road transformed by soaring property prices: what was once the home of modest lower-middle class families, Pepys Road has been continuously gentrified into a street of multimillion pound houses. On one day, the people of this South London street all receive an anonymous postcard with the simple message 'we want what you have'. Its unsettling ripples affect every corner of the community.
Genres
Questions people ask
Does Capital leave you hopeful? Barely. Less hopeful than 88% of series.
Is Capital sad? Yes. More sad than 79% of series.
Is Capital easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 75% of series.
Is Capital scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 73% of series.
Is Capital violent? Not especially. Less violent than 70% of series.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Distinctly its own thing.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Capital
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Capital
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Capital, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Capital, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Capital, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
