Derry native Saoirse-Monica Jackson stars in the new eight-part BBC drama "This City is Ours."
Jackson, who rose to fame thanks to her role in the smash hit "Derry Girls," features as Cheryl Crawford in the new series that is set in Liverpool.
Joining Jackson in "This City is Ours" are two-time BAFTA award-winner Sean Bean, James Nelson-Joyce, Hannah Onslow, Jack McMullen, and Julie Graham.
This week, BBC shared a first look at shots of "This City is Ours."
Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, told the RTE: "It's a joy to see cameras rolling on 'This City is Ours' with a glorious cast who have made Stephen Butchard's sublime scripts even more exciting.
"Under the skillful direction of Saul Dibb, BBC viewers are in for one hell of a ride."
Sean Bean as Ronnie Phelan in "This City is Ours." (BBC)
In a synopsis for the new show, BBC says: "'This City is Ours' is the story of Michael, a man who for all of his adult life has been involved in organised crime... but for the first time in his life, Michael is in love.
"For the first time in his life, he sees beyond the day-to-day, he sees a future: something to win and something to lose - Diana.
"'This City is Ours' tells the story of Michael and Diana's love affair, set against the disintegration of Michael’s crime gang. For years, together with his friend Ronnie, 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.
"'This City' explores what happens when Ronnie’s son Jamie decides he wants to inherit their kingdom and that there is no longer a place for Michael at the table. Both Michael and Jamie have bold ideas to modernise the gang and they will battle for control of it. But Michael’s biggest battle will be to save the woman he loves and the child he has always wanted.
"This is a story about family and love destroyed and corrupted by ambition, pride and greed. It’s a story about power: what we will do to secure and keep it."
BBC says "This City is Ours" will premiere in spring 2025.
Filming for "This City is Ours" was a handy commute for Saoirse-Monica Jackson as she lives in Liverpool with her fiance, Scottish DJ Hector Barbour, also known by his stage name, Denis Sulta. The Irish star and her partner are currently planning their wedding.
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