This City Is Ours
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This City Is Ours is a British crime drama television series created by Stephen Butchard for BBC One. Set in Liverpool, it was produced by Left Bank Pictures and premiered on 23 March 2025. In May 2025, it was renewed for a second series.
Infobox
Genre
Crime drama
Created by
Stephen Butchard
Written by
mw- Stephen Butchard Robbie O'Neill
Directed by
Saul Dibb John Hayes Eshref Reybrouck
Starring
Sean Bean James Nelson-Joyce Hannah Onslow Jack McMullen Bobby Schofield Julie Graham Laura Aikman Saoirse-Monica Jackson Darci Shaw
Music by
Rael Jones
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English
No. of series
1
No. of episodes
8
Executive producers
Andy Harries Sian McWilliams Rebecca Hodgson Stephen Butchard Saul Dibb
Producer
Simon Maloney
Production company
Left Bank Pictures
Network
BBC One
Release
23 March 2025 (2025-03-23) –present
Tables
· Episodes
1
1
No.
1
Episode
Episode 1
Directed by
Saul Dibb
Written by
Stephen Butchard
Original release date
23 March 2025 (2025-03-23)
UK viewers(millions)
3.64
2
2
No.
2
Episode
Episode 2
Directed by
Saul Dibb
Written by
Stephen Butchard
Original release date
30 March 2025 (2025-03-30)
UK viewers(millions)
3.35
3
3
No.
3
Episode
Episode 3
Directed by
Saul Dibb
Written by
Stephen Butchard
Original release date
6 April 2025 (2025-04-06)
UK viewers(millions)
3.41
4
4
No.
4
Episode
Episode 4
Directed by
John Hayes
Written by
Robbie O'Neill & Stephen Butchard
Original release date
13 April 2025 (2025-04-13)
UK viewers(millions)
3.50
5
5
No.
5
Episode
Episode 5
Directed by
John Hayes
Written by
Robbie O'Neill & Stephen Butchard
Original release date
20 April 2025 (2025-04-20)
UK viewers(millions)
3.92
6
6
No.
6
Episode
Episode 6
Directed by
John Hayes
Written by
Stephen Butchard
Original release date
27 April 2025 (2025-04-27)
UK viewers(millions)
4.11
7
7
No.
7
Episode
Episode 7
Directed by
Eshref Reybrouck
Written by
Stephen Butchard
Original release date
4 May 2025 (2025-05-04)
UK viewers(millions)
3.74
8
8
No.
8
Episode
Episode 8
Directed by
Eshref Reybrouck
Written by
Stephen Butchard
Original release date
11 May 2025 (2025-05-11)
UK viewers(millions)
3.48
| No. | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | UK viewers(millions) |
| 1 | Episode 1 | Saul Dibb | Stephen Butchard | 23 March 2025 (2025-03-23) | 3.64 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Saul Dibb | Stephen Butchard | 30 March 2025 (2025-03-30) | 3.35 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Saul Dibb | Stephen Butchard | 6 April 2025 (2025-04-06) | 3.41 |
| 4 | Episode 4 | John Hayes | Robbie O'Neill & Stephen Butchard | 13 April 2025 (2025-04-13) | 3.50 |
| 5 | Episode 5 | John Hayes | Robbie O'Neill & Stephen Butchard | 20 April 2025 (2025-04-20) | 3.92 |
| 6 | Episode 6 | John Hayes | Stephen Butchard | 27 April 2025 (2025-04-27) | 4.11 |
| 7 | Episode 7 | Eshref Reybrouck | Stephen Butchard | 4 May 2025 (2025-05-04) | 3.74 |
| 8 | Episode 8 | Eshref Reybrouck | Stephen Butchard | 11 May 2025 (2025-05-11) | 3.48 |
References
- This City Is Ourshttps://deadline.com/2025/05/this-city-is-ours-renewed-bbc-season-2-1236391390/
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2024/02/bbc-drama-dear-england-joseph-fiennes-aimee-lou-wood-rebecca-hall-1235832718/
- Prolific Northhttps://www.prolificnorth.co.uk/news/epic-liverpool-drama-from-the-crown-producers
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2024/05/sean-bean-this-city-is-ours-bbc-left-bank-stephen-butchard-1235942250/
- Radio Timeshttps://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/sean-bean-this-city-is-ours-last-kingdom-writer-newsupdate/
- netfilming.comhttps://netfilming.com/this-city-is-ours-filming-locations/
- BBC Newshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crkjg8105geo
- Digital Spyhttps://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a64270301/sean-bean-this-city-is-ours-bbc-streaming/
- The Daily Telegraphhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/this-city-is-ours-bbc-one-review/
- The Timeshttps://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/this-city-is-ours-review-sean-beans-grit-graces-this-merseyside-mob-tale-rmnckm892
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/mar/23/this-city-is-ours-review-there-is-zero-emotional-depth-to-sean-bean-new-gang-drama-bbc
- New Statesmanhttps://www.newstatesman.com/culture/tv/2025/03/this-city-is-ours-review-sean-bean-highly-superior-scouse-dallas
- The Independenthttps://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/this-city-is-ours-review-bbc-b2718639.html
- The Financial Timeshttps://www.ft.com/content/96c8e6ce-70e7-4ee1-9f0e-1da91b4a166a
- This City Is Ourshttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/this_city_is_ours/s01