This City Is Ours: Release date and latest news

Expect scheming, deception and death as both men make moves to secure their own future and that of the family, with it being anyone's guess who will come out on top – or make it through the series alive.

Bean and Nelson-Joyce are no strangers to working together, having starred alongside one another in prison drama Time's first season back in 2021. Speaking to RadioTimes.com about their reunion while filming This City Is Ours, Nelson-Joyce said: "Sean’s just a gentleman. When we were on Time [season 1], every day he’d be like, 'Oh no, not you again.' But on this, we were very lucky with the producers we had and the directors," he explained. "We’re all mates."

He added: "It did help that for the first four weeks of filming, we were in Spain in this complex together and we all built up this familial relationship so quickly. There was already a respect there from me to Sean. How can you not admire him?"

If you're excited for this bold new drama from BBC One, read on for everything we know so far about This City Is Ours.

This City Is Ours release date

This City Is Ours arrives at 9pm on Sunday 23rd March on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

Subsequent episodes will air weekly every Sunday at the same time.

All eight episodes are also available to watch on BBC iPlayer right now.

How many episodes are there in This City Is Ours?

The first season consists of eight episodes in total, directed by The Sixth Commandment's Saul Dibb and written by The Last Kingdom's Stephen Butchard.

Who stars in This City Is Ours?

This City Is Ours stars James Nelson Joyce (A Thousand Blows, The Gold) in the lead role of Michael Kavanagh; a close friend and associate of powerful crime boss Ronnie Phelan (played by Sean Bean).

Other members of the Phelan family include Julie Graham (Shetland) as Ronnie's wife and co-leader Elaine, Hijack actor Jack McMullen as their son, Jamie, and Laura Aikman (Gavin & Stacey) as niece Rachel Duffy.

Meanwhile, Hannah Onslow (This Is Going to Hurt) plays Michael's longtime girlfriend, Diana, for whom he is considering leaving behind his life of crime and making a fresh start.

The supporting cast of This City Is Ours also includes Kevin Harvey (Treason), Saoirse-Monica Jackson (Derry Girls), Mike Noble (Shardlake), Bobby Schofield (SAS Rogue Heroes), Darci Shaw (A Thousand Blows) and Stephen Walters (Slow Horses).

This City Is Ours plot: What is it about?

This City Is Ours explores a power struggle within a Liverpool crime family, which occurs when its patriarch Ronnie Phelan begins to consider retirement.

His son, Jamie, considers himself to be the natural heir to the empire, but is frustrated to see that non-family member Michael has instead become his father's right-hand man and likely successor.

The perceived slight prompts him to take a bold action that could allow him to seize control of the Phelan family operation, or perhaps bring everything crashing down.

Meanwhile, Michael himself is aware of his high status in the gang, but finds himself questioning how long he wants to stay in his illegal line of work, given that he's looking to take his relationship with girlfriend Diana to the next level.

This City Is Ours will take us inside the personal lives of the Phelan family members, revealing their secrets and machinations, but also the bonds that tie them together.

Is there a This City Is Ours trailer?

Yes, and it gives fans a first look at Bean, Nelson-Joyce and the other cast members in action.

Watch below:

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