’Tis the season for a good old crime thriller - and This City Is Ours should sit top of your autumn watch list.
The second season of the Liverpool-set BBC drama returns to our screens this weekend, picking up from the antics of season one. Opening up about what fans can expect this season, show creator Stephen Butchard shared, ‘A major theme this series is consequences - for every action, there is a reaction. The problem is that some reactions are predictable, but most are not. An action can quite often be considered as a domino - it topples, but that is the beginning and not the end. Again, we explore the delicious human emotions and truth of love, desire, greed, fear, anger, betrayal and the need for status and power.'
So, when are episodes released? How to watch it? And will we get a season three? Here’s your complete guide to This City Is Ours season two.
What is This City Is Ours About?
Picking up from the end of series one, series two sees Michael and Diana happier than ever in their Spanish Happy Town. However, they’re soon dragged back into the world of crime after Ricardo’s death - with Felipe, a new Colombian, now to deal with. Investigating Ricardo’s murder will send Michael into some difficult territory, getting Diana’s loyalty more than ever before.
Back in Liverpool, business is sent into disarray following a coup within the Phelan firm. To make matters worse, there’s also a new threat in town: Ozzie Thompson, a newly-released gangster from Ronnie’s past who’s looking for revenge. And as Banksey’s son Freddie forms an unlikely friendship with Ozzie and the Phelan’s begin exploring new business opportunities, some other enemies are lurking in the shadows.
Will Michael join forces with the Phelps and break his promises to Diana, or will he escape his past once and for all?...
Who is in the cast of This City?
The star studded cast includes James Nelson Joyce (Industry, Mount Pleasant) as Michael Kavanagh, Hannah Onslow (This Is Going To Hurt, Empire of Light) as Diana Williams, Jack McMullen (Brookside, Hijack) as Jamie Phelan, Julie Graham (Shetland, Benidorm) as Elaine Phelan, Mike Noble (Dirty Business, Help) as Banksey, Kevin Harvey (Treason, Paradox) as Bobby Duffy, Laura Aikman (Waterloo Road, Gavin & Stacey) as Rachel Duffy, Saoirse-Monica Jackson (Derry Girls, The Decameron) as Cheryl Crawford, Alvaro Morte (Money Heist, Immaculate) as Felipe, and Darci Shaw (The Irregulars, A Thousand Blows) as Melissa Sullivan.
How to watch This City Is Ours
All eight episodes of season two will be available to stream on BBC iPlayer from Sunday, October 25, 2026. If you're not a lover of a binge watch, you'll be able to watch episodes weekly, airing on BBC One at 9PM Sunday and Monday nights.
Is there going to be a season three of This City Is Ours?
As if the return of This City Is Ours wasn’t exciting enough, it’s already been confirmed that there will be a season three of the Liverpool-based drama. Production is set to kick off for the third season next year, with creator Stephen Butchard saying, ‘Following the quite breathtaking response to series one, myself, the cast and our wonderful crew were all determined not to drop the ball and endeavour to deliver an even better series 2!’
This City Is Ours season two begins on Sunday 25 October from 9PM on BBC iPlayer and BBC One.
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Charlotte Roberts is a writer at Grazia UK. She spends her days covering everything celebrity, culture, and entertainment - from film review roundups to cast explainers.