The City & The City (TV series)

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Television series
Original title The City & The City
Country of production United Kingdom
original language English
year 2018
music Dominik Scherrer
First broadcast April 6, 2018 on BBC Two
German-language
first broadcast		 December 14, 2018 on RTL Crime

The City & The City is a four-part British science fiction crime series based on the Chinese Miéville novel of the same name . It premiered on April 6, 2018 on BBC Two . In Germany, the miniseries ran for the first time on December 14, 2018 on RTL Crime . The screenplay is by Tony Grisoni , directed by Tom Shankland and produced by Mammoth Screen for the BBC .

action

The cities of Besźel and Ul Qoma are geographically in exactly the same place, but in parallel worlds with different cultures and languages. There are transitions between them and the residents had to learn not to see the other city; it is strictly forbidden to them. This is controlled by the secret organization Breach. When the body of a murdered young woman from Ul Qoma is found in Besźel, Inspector Tyador Borlú of the Extreme Crime Squad takes over the investigation. On Besźels side, supported by Constable Corwi and on the side of Ul Qomas by Senior Detective Dhatt, he gets deeper and deeper into a web of political intrigue and business interests and more and more into conflict with Breach. He also meets supporters of the theory that there is a third city between the two cities: Orciny. Since his wife Katrynia, who disappeared six years ago, also believed in Orciny, Borlú's investigations are increasingly linked to the desire to clarify the disappearance of his wife.

Cast and dubbing

The German-language dubbing of the series was created by the dubbing company Interopa Film GmbH, Berlin under the dialogue book by Sandra Poschenrieder and dialogue direction by Manuel Straube.

actor image role Main role
(episodes) 		Voice actor
David Morrissey xxx Inspector Tyador Borlú 1.01-1.04 Stefan Gossler
Lara powder Katrynia Borlú 1.01-1.04 Alexandra Wilcke
Robert Firth Mike Gorse 1.01-1.04 Viktor Neumann
Maria Schrader Maria Schrader Senior Detective Dhatt 1.01-1.04 Susanne von Medvey
Christian Camargo Christian Camargo Doctor Bowden 1.01-1.04 Torsten Michaelis
Paprika Steen Paprika Steen Professor Nancy 1.01-1.04 Daniela Hoffmann
Danny Webb Major Syedr 1.01-1.04 Lutz Schnell
Ron Cook Commissar Gadlem 1.01-1.04 Lutz Mackensy
Mandeep Dhillon Constable Corwi 1.01-1.04 Rubina Nath
Dennis O'Donnell Beszel residents 1.01-1.04
Graham Parrington Security cop 1.01-1.04
Cokey Falkow Shukman Felix Würgler
Michael Moshonov Aikham Tsueh David Brizzi

History of origin

The series is based on the science fiction detective novel Die Stadt & Die Stadt (original title The City & The City ) by the British author China Miéville , who wrote it mainly as a gift for his then terminally ill mother, who had an absolute weakness for police work. The City & The City was published in May 2009 by Macmillan, London and in the USA by Del Rey Books. In 2010 the novel was published by Bastei Lübbe in a German translation by Eva Bauche-Eppers .

The novel is reminiscent of Kafka, Orwell and Philip K Dick. In 2010 Die Stadt & Die Stadt won the Hugo Award . The writer said: "It was fascinating and moving to see the transition from novel to script, and to work with Tony (Grisoni), Tom (Shankland) and everyone else on this production. What they do feels familiar, puts me back in my book, and yet it is very much your own creation, which I definitely want to explore. I am waiting for it with the utmost impatience. "

In May 2017, the shooting took place in the Water Street Liverpool held

Directed by Tom Shankland . Tony Grisoni adapted Miéville's novel. Leading actor David Morrissey said, "I am delighted to be back working with the brilliant Tony Grisoni on this exciting project. I am a huge fan of China Miéville's book."

In April 2017, it was announced that David Morrissey would play the lead role of Inspector Tyador Borlú in the film. Other roles are played by Lara Pulver as Borlú's wife Katrynia; Mandeep Dhillon as Constable Corwi from Besźel Policzai; Maria Schrader as Senior Detective Dhatt from Ul Qoma Militsya; Ron Cook as Borlú's superior Commissioner Gadlem; Danny Webb as the extreme right-wing nationalist politician Major Syedr and Christian Camargo as Doctor Bowden, an American academic.

The shooting took place in Manchester and Liverpool , in May 2017 on Water Street.

The music for the series was composed by Dominik Scherrer . The soundtrack is slated for download from Dubois Records on April 6, 2018.

The four episodes of the only planned season to date were shown for the first time on BBC Two from April 6, 2018 .

Episode list

No. German title Original title First broadcast German language first broadcast (-) Director script Spectator
(UK)
1 Besźel Besźel Apr 6, 2018 Dec 14, 2018 Tom Shankland Tony Grisoni -
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2 Ul Qoma Ul Qoma Apr 13, 2018 Dec 21, 2018 Tom Shankland Tony Grisoni -
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3 Orciny Orciny April 20, 2018 Dec 28, 2018 Tom Shankland Tony Grisoni -
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4th Punishment Breach Apr. 27, 2018 Jan. 4, 2019 Tom Shankland Tony Grisoni -
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Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ "The City And The City": Trailer and start date for the new David Morrissey series .
  2. ^ Mammoth Screen: Company News: BBC Two announces The City And The City. In: Mammothscreen.com. September 9, 2015, accessed February 3, 2019 .
  3. ↑ https://www.synchronkartei.de/serie/41916
  4. ^ Monster-free China: Mieville's The City & The City - Unbound Worlds . May 4, 2009.
  5. ^ Alison Flood: China Miéville and Paolo Bacigalupi tie for Hugo award . September 6, 2010.
  6. ↑ BBC - David Morrissey to lead BBC Two's adaptation of China Miéville's The City And The City - Media Center .
  7. ↑ a b BBC - David Morrissey to lead BBC Two's adaptation of China Miéville's The City And The City - Media Center .
  8. ↑ Brian Purkiss: David Morrissey takes the lead in BBC Two's adaptation of China Miéville's The City & The City - Mammoth Screen . April 13, 2017.
  9. ^ Robert Mitchell: David Morrissey Takes Up Residence in 'The City and the City' for the BBC . April 13, 2017.
  10. ↑ Sherlock's Lara Pulver and The Missing's David Morrissey star in new BBC2 drama The City And The City .
  11. ↑ Jade Pike: Water Street is transformed for new BBC drama . May 21, 2017.
  12. ^ The City and the City - Film Music Reporter .
  13. ↑ Soundtrack Album for BBC's 'The City & The City' to Be Released In: filmmusicreporter.com, March 29, 2018.