This City Is Ours has returned to BBC One, with the Liverpool crime drama airing at 9pm on Sunday 25 and Monday 26 October, according to weekly television listings.
The series, one of the BBC’s most anticipated returns, follows a Liverpool family whose pursuit of vengeance brings fresh trouble in the new series. Its return has been highlighted among the week’s must-watch television in UK listings coverage.
A crime drama with local roots
What distinguishes This City Is Ours is its sense of place. Liverpool is not a backdrop but a character: the family, the streets and the criminal world they inhabit are inseparable. That specificity has helped the series stand out in a crowded crime-drama field.
Returning series face a familiar challenge: rewarding loyal viewers without alienating newcomers. The new episodes lean into the family’s history, suggesting the drama trusts its audience to keep up.
The BBC’s autumn strength
The return also underlines the BBC’s autumn drama strategy, which pairs returning hits with new titles across the week. In a streaming-first era, a 9pm BBC One slot still carries weight — and a Liverpool crime saga is well suited to it.
For viewers who missed the first series, the return is a prompt to catch up. For those who did not, it is simply the week’s most welcome homecoming.
Crime drama with a sense of place
British crime drama has a long tradition of using location as character, from the moors of Broadchurch to the streets of Happy Valley. Liverpool brings its own history, humour and tension to that tradition, and this city’s docks, terraces and nightlife are not interchangeable backdrops; they shape how its characters speak, move and make choices. That authenticity is difficult to fake, and it is one reason the series has resonated. Viewers recognise a place that feels lived in, rather than dressed for television.
