Top 5 shows starring Sean Bean

English actor Sean Bean has received wide acclaim for his recent role in BBC’s Marriage, a new drama about a middle-aged husband and wife, and stars alongside Nicola Walker (The Split). While you can catch up with Marriage now on BBC iPlayer, you may be wondering what else the Bean has been in...

06/05/2025

Without further a do, here are the top 5 shows starring Sean Bean that are all available via Freesat, whether it’s on BBC iPlayer, U, ITVX, Netflix or Prime Video (please note the latter two require a subscription to watch).

1. This City is Ours

BBC iPlayer

Set against the backdrop of Liverpool's criminal underworld, this gripping new drama for 2025 sees Sean Bean on top form as Ronnie Phelan, a long-reigning gang leader contemplating retirement. However, the shifting sands of power and the ambitions of those around him, including his own son and trusted right-hand man, threaten to unravel his carefully constructed kingdom. It's a raw and authentic portrayal of family, loyalty, and the corrosive nature of ambition, and definitely one for your watchlist. Watch on BBC iPlayer now.

Diana Williams (Hannah Onslo, Michael Kavanagh (James Nelson-Joyce), Ronnie Phelan (Sean Bean), Jamie Phelan (Jack Mcmullen), Elaine Phelan (Julie Graham), in This City is Ours

2. Snowpiercer

ITVX

Snowpiercer is a dystopian future series set seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland. The story follows the people that still inhabit a perpetually-moving train circling the globe. Sean Bean plays Joseph Wilford, known professionally as Mr. Wilford, and is the main antagonist in the series. Check out all four seasons now on ITVX!

3. Time

BBC iPlayer

Check out Sean Bean in Time, which released just last year, and follows the story of a prisoner who was sentenced to four years in prison after he accidentally killed someone. Wracked with guilt, Mark Cobden, who is a husband, former teacher and father, is quickly confronted with the harsh realities of life behind bars. Available to watch now on BBC iPlayer!

4. Sharpe

Another classic from Sean Bean, Sharpe is the historical fiction about a British soldier in the Napoleonic Wars called Richard Sharpe, who fights both Napoleon’s forces and the strong prejudice of British aristocracy in a collection of stories. Sharpe is available to stream on U.

5. Broken

Available to rent on Prime Video

Sean Bean stars in the UKTV Play series Broken, as Michael Kerrigan, a priest of a community parish in Northern England. While he is trying to guide a group of parishioners through the ups and downs of their lives, he begins to struggle to deal with his childhood trauma.