How To Watch This City Is Ours Online
Premiered: March 23 at 9pm GMT |
Channel: BBC One |
New Episodes: Sundays at 9pm GMT |
Free Stream: Stream all episodes on BBC iPlayer now (UK) |
Watch anywhere: Stream from anywhere with NordVPN |
Watch This City Is Ours: Synopsis
Set in the heart of Liverpool, This City is Ours follows Michael (James Nelson-Joyce, A Thousand Blows) as he juggles his loyalties to an organized crime gang smuggling cocaine from Columbia into the city, with the woman, Diana (Hannah Onslow) he is falling in love with. Promising a gritty new crime drama – and with the BBC behind it, you know it will be – here's how to watch The City is Ours online and access it for free from anywhere with a VPN.
Sean Bean (Game of Thrones, Time) stands at the helm of this ensemble stronghold as gang leader and friend of Michael's, Ronnie Phelan, puppeteering the proceedings of his criminal operation and grooming his son Jamie (Jack McMullen) to take over the drug trade kingdom he has built.
A power struggle ensues as Jamie attempts to stonewall Michael out of the gang, both locking horns about ways to evolve its innerworkings. Equally, at the show's heart, Michael also seeks to protect the woman he loves and their baby on the way. When a shipment of cocaine goes missing, though, all of it is at risk of coming crumbling down.
The show has strong themes of love and family, corruption and power, backed by an incredible cast of talent including Lauran Aikman (Gavin & Stacey), Rachel Duffy, Kevin Harvey (Treason, Time), Saorise-Monica Jackson (Derry Girls) and Shardlake's Mike Noble. Bobby Schofield, Darci Shaw, and Stephen Walters also star.
Ready to explore the Liverpudlian underworld? Find out all the details on how to watch This City is Ours online from anywhere, with all episodes now available to stream back-to-back as a boxset for free on BBC iPlayer.
How to watch This City Is Ours online in the UK for free on BBC iPlayer
You can now watch This City is Ours online and stream all episodes on BBC iPlayer. The entire eight episodes show was made available as a boxset on March 23. Prefer to watch on linear TV? The show is currently airing on BBC One on Sundays at 9pm GMT with the full release schedule listed below.
BBC iPlayer, the BBC’s online platform, is 100% free to use. Simply go ahead and sign-up for a BBC iPlayer account. All you need is an email address and a UK postcode (e.g. W12 7FA) and a valid TV licence.
Overseas? Use a VPN using the instructions below to access BBC iPlayer like you would at home.
How to watch This City is Ours online from anywhere
If you're a UK citizen on vacation or working overseas, you can still watch The City is Ours online just as you would at home.
While services like BBC iPlayer block access from IP addresses outside of the UK, there's a handy piece of software called a VPN that can change your IP address, allowing you to watch UK TV online by making it look like you're accessing streaming services from any country in the world.
For example, UK citizens overseas can subscribe to a VPN, join a UK-based server and access their subscription from anywhere in the world, just like they would back home.
Step-by-step of using a VPN to unblock:
1. Choose your ideal VPN and install – our go-to recommendation for unblocking is NordVPN.
2. Connect to a server - for BBC iPlayer, for example, you'll want to connect to a server based in the UK
3. Go to the live stream you wish to access - for The City is Ours, head to BBC iPlayer
Can I watch The City is Ours in the US, Canada, Australia or elsewhere around the world?
The BBC have confirmed that Sony Pictures Television have picked up the international distribution rights for This City is Ours, so hopefully the new crime drama will find its way across the Atlantic and around the world soon. However, no further details as of yet about when or where This City is Ours will stream.
A UK citizen trying to access your free stream? Use a VPN to port yourself back home.
The City is Ours Trailer
The City is Ours Release Date & Episode Schedule
All eight episodes of This City is Ours arrived as a boxset on BBC iPlayer on Sunday, March 23 at 6am GMT. The show is also airing on linear TV channel BBC One at 9pm GMT on Sundays.
Michael and Diana try for a baby. Meanwhile, his criminal empire faces a shocking betrayal from within after a shipment of Colombian cocaine is intercepted.
As Ronnie and Jamie grow closer, Michael fears he is being usurped. Tensions escalate, and Michael makes a big decision.
Chaos ensues in the aftermath of a shocking death. Michael takes control, and the gang agree to smuggle the body back to Liverpool. Aboard the ferry, tension and suspicion runs rife.
Back in Liverpool, tension brews as Michael assumes leadership. Meanwhile, Michael and Diana’s IVF is successful.
An unexpected player causes trouble for the gang. Diana wants to be honest with Michael about her past.
Michael and Jamie agree to a winner-takes-all fight to decide who leads the gang, while a disappointed Diana has reached her wits’ end.
Michael and Jamie’s rivalry is pushed to the limit, causing Michael to reevaluate his life.
Jamie remains suspicious of Michael, despite his attempts to walk away. Jamie goes rogue, leading to a gripping final showdown.
This City is Ours Cast
- Sean Bean as Ronnie Phelan
- James Nelson-Joyce as Michael Kavanagh
- Hannah Onslow as Diana
- Jack McMullen as Jamie Phelan
- Darci Shaw as Melissa Phelan
- Julie Graham as Elaine Phelan
- Laura Aikman as Rachel Duffy
- Saoirse-Monica Jackson as Cheryl Crawford
- Stephen Walters as Davey Crawford
- Mike Noble as Banksey
- Bobby Schofield as Bonehead
- Kevin Harvey as Bobby Duffy
Where Was This City Is Ours Filmed?
Set in Liverpool, with some scenes taking place in Spain, This City is Ours filmed a number of locations across the North Western city, including Saint Philip Neri Church in Toxteth. It wouldn't be Liverpool without the iconic Royal Albert Dock appearing, too. As mentioned, filming also took place in Spain, with scenes juxtaposing the gritty streets of Liverpool with stunning cliffside views and luxurious villas in Marbella, functioning as the base for the Colombian cartel.
Is There Going To Be A This City Is Ours Season 2?
It's still early days on whether there will be a Season 2 of This City is Ours. While the show was made available as a boxset, the show is still currently airing episodes weekly on Sunday nights, so we're not likely to know more about the fate of the show until its finished. However, the show's plot does leave things open to pick up where they left off.
How Many Episodes Of This is Our City Are There?
This City is Ours runs for a total of eight episodes, with episodes averaging at around 58 minutes each.
What Else Has Sean Bean Been In?
Sean Bean is a decorated actor with a number of awards under his belt. Some of his most famous, early roles include playing the main villain in James Bond film GoldenEye in 1995 alongside Pierce Brosnan. He also portrayed Boromir in The Lord of the Rings. His TV credits are also plentiful, including Ned Stark in HBO's Game of Thrones, and earned a BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor in 2022 for his role in Time.
Who Is James Nelson-Joyce?
James Nelson-Joyce has found himself cast, as of late, in a lot of critically-acclaimed TV, including Time alongside his This City is Ours co-star Sean Bean. He also starred in Industry, Strike, and recent Hulu and Disney Plus release A Thousand Blows.
Speaking to the BBC on being cast in This City is Ours, Nelson-Joyce said, "I knew I wanted to be in it straight away. I can honestly say it’s been an honour, and I’m not using that word lightly. I felt privileged to be offered a part in something that I really wanted to be a part of. And I really wanted to do it justice.
"It’s got everything - loyalty, friendship, shock value, and the surprising key theme throughout of real love all set against a very real crime world."
What Was This City Is Ours Dance?
Reminiscent of The Perfect Couple's opening number, in the first episode of This City is Ours, the cast take part in a syncronized dance. It takes place at a family christening with the gang performing the routine to the 1950s song "House of Bamboo" by Andy Williams.
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