A graphics-savvy mate assembled these affectionately tongue-in-cheek mock ups for me. The format is based on the collectible cards that would be given away free inside boxes of Weetabix throughout the 70s and 80s. Usually a tie-in to a TV series or film the cards would come in strips of three, each featuring a character profile along with unique instructions that would relate to a board game printed on the cereal box.
Capital City is a largely forgotten ITV drama about the lives and loves of a group of dealers working at a merchant bank in London. Running for two series between September 1989 and December 1990 it was much enjoyed at the time, by me at least... a fondness boosted by seeing a couple of scenes being filmed in the square behind the Bishopsgate offices where I was working.
In reality Capital City was promoted through a range of newspaper and billboard advertisements, but these mischievous cereal card mock ups satisfy a sense of 'what if' curiosity whilst serving as a slice of fun nostalgia too.
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The full set of 18 characters is here: Capital City cards: full set