Filming commences on series two of This City is Ours

Filming is now underway on the much-anticipated second series of the BBC’s critically-lauded breakout hit drama This City is Ours, created and written by Stephen Butchard and produced by Left Bank Pictures.

Series one of This City is Ours, which launched on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in March, has been the BBC’s most watched new drama launch of the year so far, attracting an average 5.8 million viewers, with more than 7.8 million viewers for the first episode to date, more than tripling its initial overnight figure of 1.9 million. Almost three million people streamed the series finale ahead of its BBC One transmission in May.

James Nelson-Joyce returns as Michael Kavanagh, alongside fellow returning cast members Hannah Onslow as Diana Williams, Michael’s partner, Jack McMullen as Jamie Phelan, Mike Noble as Banksey, Julie Graham as Elaine Phelan, widow of murdered gang leader Ronnie (Sean Bean), and Saoirse-Monica Jackson as Cheryl Crawford.

Joining the cast of This City is Ours are Shaun Evans (Until I Kill You, Endeavour) as former gangster Ozzie Thompson, recently out of prison, and Álvaro Morte (Money Heist, Immaculate, The Wheel of Time) as Felipe Guzman, member of the Colombian cartel and younger brother of Ricardo, who was murdered at the end of the first series.

Picking up from where things were left at the end of series one, Michael and Diana have barely arrived in Spain when they are dragged back into the fold to answer questions around Ricardo’s death. Back in Liverpool, tensions continue to bubble amongst the remaining members of the gang. Meanwhile, an old school gangster from Ronnie’s era, recently out of prison, wants compensation from the firm. 

Also returning for series two are Adam Abbou as Freddie, Laura Aikman as Rachel Duffy, Kevin Harvey as Bobby Duffy, and Darci Shaw as Melissa Sullivan.

This City is Ours series two (8×60) is produced by Left Bank Pictures for BBC iPlayer and BBC One. It was commissioned for the BBC by Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama. It is created by Stephen Butchard, who serves as lead writer, with Robbie O’Neill writing a further episode. The executive producers are Andy Harries, Rebecca Hodgson and Sian McWilliams for Left Bank Pictures, Stephen Butchard, Saul Dibb, and Jo McClellan for the BBC. The directors are Saul Dibb, returning as lead director from series one, and Chris Baugh (In Flight, Wreck), the series producer is Simon Maloney, and the block 2 producer is Nathan Juckes, both returning from series one. Sony Pictures Television will distribute the series internationally.

This City is Ours will film in and around Liverpool, with additional filming in Spain.

Series one of This City Is Ours is available to stream in full on BBC iPlayer.

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