BBC crime drama This City is Ours is coming again for extra.
The Liverpool-set present starring Sean Bean, James Nelson-Joyce (Black Mirror) and Saoirse-Monica Jackson (Derry Girls) is BBC iPlayer’s largest new drama launch of the 12 months up to now, the broadcaster stated.
Created and written by Stephen Butchard and produced by The Crown indie Left Bank, This City is Ours tells the story of Michael (Nelson-Joyce) and Diana’s (Hannah Onslow) love affair, set in opposition to the disintegration of Michael’s crime gang. For years, collectively together with his good friend Ronnie (Bean), Michael has efficiently been bringing cocaine into town and past, utilizing his shut hyperlinks with the Marbella underworld; however when a cargo goes lacking, he is aware of their kingdom is beneath assault.
Season 1 starred Laura Aikman, Julie Graham, Kevin Harvey, Mike Noble, Bobby Schofield, Darci Shaw and Stephen Walters.
This City is Ours was the primary large greenlight for Left Bank after The Crown concluded. It didn’t amass large overnights however the BBC stated it tripled this determine and had reached greater than 6.6 million per ep earlier than ultimate episode tonight, with 3 million having already watched the final instalment on iPlayer by Friday afternoon.
Butchard stated: “We have all been blown away by the incredibly positive response to This City is Ours. I can’t thank the audience enough for their time and emotional investment.”
This City is Ours is commissioned for the BBC by Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama. It is written by Butchard, and the chief producers are Andy Harries, Rebecca Hodgson and Sian McWilliams for Left Bank Pictures, Butchard, and Jo McClellan and Sami El Hadi for the BBC. Sony Pictures Television distributes internationally.