BBC viewers have blasted new drama This City is Ours, declaring they’re ‘fed up’ with the cast ‘mumbling’.
The eight-part crime drama series stars Sean Bean in a leading role as Ronnie Phelan.
Some BBC fans have pointed out difficulty hearing the show’s dialogue – highlighting “overpowering music” and “mumbling”.
One wrote on X: “Is promising but they need to knock the soundtrack down a bit, can’t hear what’s being said sometimes!”
Another added: “The background sound/track is drowning out the speech. #thiscityisours.”
A third penned: “Can’t be a***d with it. As usual mumble, mumble, mumble. Loud music overpowering.”
A fourth remarked: “Same here, must admit it’s making me lose patience with it.”
A fifth said: “Fed up already with turning the sound on the tv up and down”
A sixth agreed: “What does a sound engineer do? Not very much, if this is an example of their work.”
Yet another commented: “was looking forward to this but can’t stand the pointless pulsing DONG at tense scenes ( as if we need to be told) too loud can’t hear the dialogue, time to mute.”
Elsewhere, the crime drama featured a steamy phone sex scene within minutes of its first episode.
The show follows the love affair of Michael (James Nelson-Joyce) and Diana (Hannah Onslow) – set against the disintegration of Michael’s crime gang.
[bc_video account_id=”5067014667001″ application_id=”” aspect_ratio=”16:9″ autoplay=”” caption=”BBC’s racy new crime drama This City Is Ours as sex scene airs within minutes” embed=”in-page” experience_id=”” height=”100%” language_detection=”” max_height=”360px” max_width=”640px” min_width=”0px” mute=”” padding_top=”56%” picture_in_picture=”” player_id=”default” playlist_id=”” playsinline=”” sizing=”responsive” video_id=”6370441696112″ video_ids=”” width=”640px”]Discussing her role as Diana, Hannah said: “Her and Michael’s relationship is very strong, they really do love each other so much.
“They are both at a big turning point in their life and want to start a family together.
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“Their relationship is really special, beautifully written and it has been a complete joy to do it with James.”
Further cast members include Derry Girls‘ Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Gavin and Stacey‘s Laura Aikman and Waterloo Road‘s Jack McMullen.
This City is Ours airs on BBC One and iPlayer.
