City and the City

Set in a fictional European city called Besźel, City and the City follows the story of Inspector Tyador Borlú who is a member of the Extreme Crime Squad. After a foreign student is found dead, his investigation turns up all sorts of political and cultural turmoil.


Director Tom Shankland
Cast David Morrissey, Maria Schrader, Robert Firth
Production Company Mammoth Screen
Year 2018
Filming location(s) Merseyside

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Uni-versal Extras supplied casting services for the City and the City TV mini-series, which was filmed in Liverpool.

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