This City Is Ours introduces viewers to a crime family on the brink of civil war, with the streets of Liverpool acting as the frontlines of a brewing conflict.

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Gang leader Ronnie Phelan (Sean Bean) is eyeing retirement after a long criminal career, but the looming prospect of his stepping down opens a power vacuum that his son, Jamie (Jack McMullen), and right-hand man Michael (James Nelson-Joyce) rush to fill.

The consequences of their actions are devastating and risk tearing down everything that Ronnie has built, with each episode dropping more exciting twists on viewers as money and power continuously changes hands.

Fittingly for a city so closely associated with music history, This City Is Ours is set to a lively soundtrack of classic and contemporary songs, including an iconic track from the late Liverpudlian singer Cilla Black.

If the show has had you tapping your foot, read on for an overview of the songs featured in This City Is Ours.

This City Is Ours episode 1 songs

Sean Bean and Jack McMullen star in This City is Ours under an umbrella
Sean Bean and Jack McMullen star in This City Is Ours. BBC/Left Bank Pictures/James Stack
  • Richard Wagner's The Ride of the Valkyries – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Take Care Of Business – Nina Simone
  • Sweatboxx Party – Bianca Oblivion, Sam Binga & Fox
  • Mack the Knife – Bobby Darin
  • A Well Respected Man – The Kinks
  • Can't Take My Eyes Off You – Frankie Valli
  • Out of Brain – Joe Impero
  • The House of Bamboo – Andy Williams
  • Mack the Knife – Dave Van Ronk

This City Is Ours episode 2 songs

  • Sway – Dean Martin
  • Adagio for Strings – Tiësto
  • Blue Horse – Lora Lee and Leo
  • All of a Sudden – Matt Monro
  • La Casa del Sol Naciente (House of the Rising Sun) — Frida Boccara
  • Show Me Love – Robin S

This City Is Ours episode 3 songs

Saoirse-Monica Jackson stars in This City is Ours in a club
Saoirse-Monica Jackson stars in This City Is Ours. BBC/Left Bank Pictures/James Stack
  • The Good Life – Tony Bennett
  • Party (feat DEVMO) – Aria
  • I Can't Stand The Rain – Ann Peebles

This City Is Ours episode 4 songs

  • Friend or Foe – Jordan Rakei
  • Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood – Nina Simone
  • Grindstone – RJ Faulkner
  • Kiss the Sky – Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra

This City Is Ours episode 5 songs

Kevin Harvey as Bobby Duffy, Mike Noble as Banksey and James Nelson Joyce as Michael Kavanagh in This City is Ours looking through a door
Kevin Harvey as Bobby Duffy, Mike Noble as Banksey and James Nelson-Joyce as Michael Kavanagh in This City Is Ours. BBC
  • I've Gotta Be Me – Sammy Davis Jr
  • The Good Life – Tony Bennett
  • Till Then My Love – Matt Monro
  • House of Bamboo – Andy Williams
  • A Little Respect – Erasure

This City Is Ours episode 6 songs

  • WHO AM I – BERWYN

This City Is Ours episode 7 songs

James Nelson Joyce stars in This City is Ours stood in a street in a hoodie
James Nelson-Joyce stars in This City Is Ours. BBC
  • Real Like That – Young LS
  • Anyone Who Had a Heart – Cilla Black
  • Mack the Knife – Mark Lanegan
  • It's Not for Me to Say – Johnny Mathis

This City Is Ours episode 8 songs

  • Mack the Knife – Bobby Darin

All episodes of This City is Ours are available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Catch new episodes on Sundays on BBC One.

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Authors

David Craig
David CraigSenior Drama Writer

David Craig is the Senior Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering the latest and greatest scripted drama and comedy across television and streaming. Previously, he worked at Starburst Magazine, presented The Winter King Podcast for ITVX and studied Journalism at the University of Sheffield.

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