Reviews and features Read the following review and feature on Capital : Guardian review by Sam Wollaston London Evening Standard: five things you need to know about Capital 1) What positive points does the review pick out about Capital ? What criticisms are made - either of the TV drama or the original novel? They write about the impressive casts and how John Lancaster's novel of the same name offered a hilarious and incisive look at the boom-and-bust economics of 2007 and 2008 as the backdrop for its characters. It received significant praise from critics, and its themes remain disappointingly relevant almost a decade later. However it argues how The TV adaptation is set in present day, Capital offers a microcosmic metaphor for London at large, but it also feels real in the portrayal of its characters, from the financially-sound to the economically-struggling. As well as this, it explores how London’s economy affects us all, which sounds a bit dull – but come back. The