Bean plays family patriarch and gang leader Ronnie Phelan, who runs his criminal enterprise shoulder-to-shoulder with his wife, Elaine (Julie Graham).
After a successful career the pair are eyeing retirement which prompts their longtime friend and employee, Michael (Nelson-Joyce), to consider whether it’s time for him to leave too.
However, his chances of a quiet exit are drastically reduced when Ronnie’s son, Jamie (Jack McMullen), makes a bold play to take over his father’s gang – and remove Michael entirely.
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This City Is Ours starts Sunday 23 March on @BBCiPlayer and @BBCOne
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This City Is Ours is created and written by Stephen Butchard, who is best known for his work on The Last Kingdom, the Radio Times reports.
Discussing the programme Lindsay Salt, director of BBC Drama, said: “It’s a joy to see cameras rolling on This City Is Ours with a glorious cast who have made Stephen Butchard’s sublime scripts even more exciting.
“Under the skilful direction of Saul Dibb, BBC viewers are in for one hell of a ride.”
Actors Julie Graham and @LauraAikman spill on working with ‘This City is Ours’ co-star Sean Bean—and reveals his unexpected obsession…
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This City Is Ours full cast list
- James Nelson-Joyce as Michael Kavanagh
- Sean Bean as Ronnie Phelan
- Julie Graham as Elaine Phelan
- Jack McMullen as Jamie Phelan
- Diana Williams as Hannah Onslow
- Mike Noble as Banksey
- Laura Aikman as Rachel Duffy
- Leanne Best as Lesley Williams
- Kevin Harvey as Bobby Duffy
- Saoirse-Monica Jackson as Cheryl Crawford
- Stephen Walters as Davy Crawford
- Bobby Schofield as Bonehead
- Darci Shaw as Melissa Sullivan
- Nadia Kamalli as Nurse Kitty
- Daniel Cerqueira as Ricardo Guzman
- Yolanda Vazquez as Stefania
- Nicholas Bishop as Frederico
- Thomas-Jan Johnston as Mr Lassiter
- Shane Walker as Billy
- Eva Morgan as Molly
- Adam Abbou as Freddie
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When will This City Is Ours be on TV?
The first episode of This City Is Ours will air at 9pm on Sunday, March 23 on BBC One.
After that, the remaining seven episodes will air in the same timeslot over the coming weeks.
Alternatively, all episodes will be available to watch on BBC iPlayer from Sunday.
