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| Episodes: | 4 |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Seasons: | 1 |
| Seasons Breakdown: | (1) 4 |
| Category: | Crime |
| Colour: | Yes |
| Format: | Series |
| Company: | Mammoth Screen |
| Creator: | Based on The City & the City by China Miéville |
| Run Time (mins): | 56 |
| Language: | English |
| Type of Show: | Live Action |
| Status: | Ended |
| Broadcaster: | BBC |
| First Aired: | April 6, 2018 |
| Last Aired: | April 27, 2018 |
Summary
Set in the twin Eastern European city‑states of Besźel and Ul Qoma, this science‑fiction premise depicts two distinct societies, each with its own culture, language, and level of development, occupying the same physical geography. Their separation is maintained through a socially enforced practice of unseeing, in which residents consciously ignore the presence of the other city despite sharing streets and borders.
This fragile division is policed by Breach, a clandestine authority that intervenes whenever individuals cross between the cities without authorisation. Legal passage is possible only after a rigorous re‑orientation process, while those who violate the boundary through an illicit breach are seized by Breach and permanently removed from public life.
Cast
Insp. Tyador Borlú DAVID MORRISSEY, Const. Lizbyet Corwi MANDEEP DHILLON, Katrynia Perla LARA PULVER, Sen. Det. Quissima Dhatt MARIA SCHRADER, Prof. David Bowden CHRISTIAN CAMARGO, Kommissar Gadlem RON COOK, Prof. Mona UI Nadi PAPRIKA STEEN.
Tags: Crime, United Kingdom, 2018, English
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