Sean Bean is set to appear in the new BBC Crime Drama This City is Ours which tells the story of Michael (James Nelson-Joyce), a man who for all of his adult life has been involved in organised crime until he falls in love. Bean plays Michael’s friend Ronnie, who for years, Michael has successfully been bringing cocaine into the City and beyond, directly from Columbia; but when a shipment goes missing, then he knows their Kingdom is under attack.
The story follows Michael (James Nelson-Joyce) and Diana (Hannah Onslow), whose love affair unfolds against the backdrop of Michael’s crumbling crime gang. Set in Liverpool, the drama will air at 9pm on Sunday 23rd March on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Speaking about his experience Sean Bean in the upcoming BBC series This City Is Ours said: “It was one of the most enjoyable series I have been involved with, and I know people say that at the end of working on a particular project, but I can genuinely say I personally did not want it to end. I walked away from the set really upset. I remember feeling this genuine sense of loss, but obviously I had a sense of great satisfaction because this was mould-breaking television… I’m convinced it will become a classic piece of drama.”
Bean continued: “I can promise fans of crime dramas that this series takes it to another level. That is what appealed to me when I first read the scripts. By page nine I knew I wanted to be Ronnie. He is someone eyeing up retirement, just as a rival gang organisation are preparing to attack.”
Speaking about BBC crime dramas Bean said: “I like the crime genre. Series such as Peaky Blinders and Line of Duty. The BBC do them well. I found this to be different, because it is not from the police point of view, but from the villains’ perspective, and we get to know why they do what they do. It is not gratuitous violence, the storylines are better than that.
“I’m sure viewers find the villains more interesting than the good guys. They are certainly interesting to play, and I have played my fair share. I do like silences and pauses. Someone once wrote that my many silences, where I said nothing, spoke volumes. They did not realise that those were moments where I was just trying hard to remember my lines!”
Check out the trailer for BBC’s This Is Ours here:
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