This City Is Ours - new Liverpool crime drama takes city by storm - video Dailymotion

A new crime drama set in Liverpool has got everyone talking. This City is Ours stars Sean Bean as crime boss Ronnie Phelan.

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00:00Thrilling new BBC crime drama, This City is Ours, has captured the attention of viewers

00:06with its high-stakes drama and star-studded cast. The eight-part series is set right here

00:11in Liverpool, with filming taking place in the summer of 2024. The drama takes you inside a

00:17world where love and loyalty are constantly at war with ambition and greed. However,

00:22some locals have criticised the choice of shooting the drama in Liverpool,

00:26saying that it feeds into negative stereotypes of the city and its inhabitants.

00:57Because it's not like a Liverpool problem or Liverpool-centric thing.

01:02Series director Saul Dib called The City photogenic and we would be inclined to agree.

01:07From the iconic waterfront to the eye-catching Chinatown,

01:11The City provides stunning backdrops for any story. Liverpool's diverse landscape

01:15serves as the perfect canvas for this powerful crime drama. With its rich history and vibrant

01:20energy, Liverpool is not just a backdrop but a key character in the drama itself.

01:25Yeah, the architecture, all the buildings are like donkeys, you know what I mean,

01:30and they're still standing, you know. The architecture's unbelievable.

01:35There's loads of good places to fill up. There's good buildings to fill in behind or in front of.

01:44If you live here, we'd probably take it for granted. I think we'd probably say to people

01:49from outside to come in and say, like, wow, look at that, look at that, look at that.

01:52The show has an impressive ensemble cast, including two-time BAFTA award winner Sean

01:58Bean as Ronnie Phelan, alongside Scousers James Nelson-Joyce, who plays Ronnie's friend

02:03Michael Cavanaugh, and Jack McMullan as Ronnie's son Jamie Phelan. Hannah Onslow stars as Diane

02:10Williams, Michael's partner, and Julie Graham as Elaine Phelan, head of the Phelan family,

02:14alongside husband Ronnie. Other Scousers in the cast include Kevin Harvey as Bobby Duffy,

02:19Mike Noble as Banksy, Bobby Schofield as Bonehead, Darcy Shaw as Melissa, and Stephen

02:24Walters as Davy Crawford. But what do you think when you hear non-Scousers trying to take off

02:31the accent? It's like me, trying to be Scottish. I just find it funny, more than anything else,

02:37really. Some of them much better than others. They try their best, and I'm sure they get a lot

02:44of stick from local people when they actually hear them. They shouldn't have been put in the

02:50shelf. They should get proper Scousers that's going to do a good job. You're Scouse, you're

02:56Scouse, and if you're the most, you're the most.