MARBELLA IN SHOCK: Bold Heist Sends City Into CHAOS! CQ😱

Filming for This City Is Ours was plunged into chaos after being struck by Spanish criminals – as the crew were robbed by filming in Marbella.

The thieves ransacked an apartment being used by one of the production team near the tourist hotspot, where the gritty BBC drama is currently filming.

The crew member had their personal belongings stolen while filming took place last month, ahead of the second series release next year.

A source told the Daily Star: ‘It was certainly the talk of the town.

‘It was a shock that, as shooting for a major crime show was happening, one of those working on it also became a victim of crime. The irony was not lost on anyone.’

BBC drama This City Is Ours stars Sean Bean as gangster Ronnie Phelan and his family and their murky world of drugs trafficking.

Filming for BBC drama This City Is Ours was plunged into chaos after being struck by Spanish criminals – as the crew were robbed by filming in Marbella

James Nelson-Joyce, who plays leading gang member Michael Kavanagh, will be back for the second series as it returns to the BBC

While Sean, 66, was killed off at the end of series one, it was teased that bosses are hoping to see him make a return in the form of a flashback episode.

Earlier this year, an insider told The Mirror: ‘The shape of season two is up in the air, but one thought is that Sean Bean will return as Ronnie in an episode about his backstory.’

The new series will see the return of Julie Graham as matriarch  Elaine Phelan and James Nelson-Joyce, who plays leading gang member Michael Kavanagh.

Hannah Onslow will also return to the show as Michael’s partner Diana Williams.

The first series of the drama proved a itself a hit with viewers when it first aired back in March, pulling in six million viewers with the drama shooting to the top of the BBC’s most-watched drama list.

It was packed with a number of steamy scenes, which both wowed and shocked viewers – but the series’ debut wasn’t without its complaints.

In the first five minutes of the series’ debut episode, it launched into a saucy moment between Michael Kavanagh (James Nelson-Joyce) and Diana Williams (Hannah Onslow).

Delving into the couple’s relationship, the gritty drama series follows the pair’s highs and lows as Michael balances his crumbling criminal career.

Sean, 66, was killed off at the end of series one, it was teased that bosses are hoping to see him make a return in the form of a flashback episode

The tense drama also starred Kevin Harvey and Laura Aikman

In one of the first scenes of the instalment, the gangster is shown in a family planning clinic and is taken to a room to give a sperm sample.

As soon as the door closes, he calls Diana, who is at a bar and asks if she can ‘give him some assistance’.

‘Some words of encouragement, seeing as we are in this together,’ he adds.

Diana moves into an empty room and says, ‘In that case, seeing as we are in this together, what if I joined you – so to speak?’

Michael replies, ‘Are you serious?’

The pair then engage in a steamy exchange over the phone and the scene ends with Michael placing his sample into a hatch.

However, after the first instalment aired many viewers shared a similar complaint about the sound quality.

One posted on X: ‘What does a sound engineer do? Not very much, if this is an example of their work.’

Another described it as ‘poor’ and said: ‘I’m having to zoom the volume up and down all the time, is it my TV, my hearing, or just poor sound editing and muffled dialogue?’

Fans were disappointed in the first series, which also starred Derry Girls’ Saiorse Monica Jackson and Stephen Walters, when it was released

While someone else commented: ‘Fed up already with turning the sound on the TV up and down.’

A fourth penned: ‘#thiscityisours is promising but they need to knock the soundtrack down a bit, can’t hear what’s being said sometime!’

Fans were mostly left livid to see Sean Bean killed off in a ‘mad’ murder scene.

Towards the end of the second episode, Sean’s character Ronnie relaxes outside on a sunbed in his Spanish villa and things soon take a turn.

Michael takes a knife from the kitchen drawer when Diana catches him, she attempts to talk her partner out of it.

But Michael is convinced he’ll be discarded in favour of Ronnie’s son, ignores Diana’s pleas and murders the drug boss, marking the end of Sean’s brief appearance in the series.

Sean has seen several of his TV characters killed off previously and fans were quick to complain about his swift departure in this series.

One posted on X: ‘I can’t keep watching Sean Bean DIE,’ as another penned: ‘Well as normal Sean Bean didn’t last long.’

Someone else wrote: ‘The great Sean Bean, legend of big and small screen deserves better than this absolute drivel,’ while a fourth joked: ‘Perhaps he can only manage 30 minutes of acting per programme…’