This City Is Ours: Here’s what you need to know about Sean Bean starrer BBC drama series
Sean Bean is set to star as a gang leader in the upcoming BBC drama series ‘This City Is Ours,’ produced by Left Bank, known for ‘The Crown.’ The series, created by Stephen Butchard, is set in Liverpool.
Sean Bean Takes Lead Role
Sean Bean will play Ronnie Phelan, a gang leader, in ‘This City Is Ours.’ The series is created by Stephen Butchard and produced by Left Bank, known for ‘The Crown.’ Bean is a two-time BAFTA winner and former ‘Game of Thrones’ actor.
Cast The cast includes James Nelson-Joyce as Michael Kavanagh, Hannah Onslow as Diana Williams and Jack McMullen as Jamie Phelan. Laura Aikman, Kevin Harvey, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Mike Noble, Bobby Schofield, Darci Shaw and Stephen Walters also join the cast.
Storyline ‘This City Is Ours’ follows Michael Kavanagh’s journey working with Ronnie Phelan. Kavanagh falls in love for the first time, seeing something to win and lose. The story is set against the backdrop of the gang’s disintegration.
Previous Work of Sean Bean
Bean’s previous BBC series was ‘Marriage’ in 2022, where he starred opposite Nicola Walker. That same year, he won a BAFTA for the prison drama ‘Time.’ He also featured as Thomas Cromwell in Butchard’s Disney+ series ‘Shardlake.’
Production Team
Stephen Butchard is the lead writer, with Robbie O’Neill writing further episodes. The producer is Simon Maloney. Executive producers include Andy Harries, Rebecca Hodgson, Sian McWilliams for Left Bank, Butchard, Saul Dibb, and Jo
