This City is Ours fans are worried for Rachel Duffy as she becomes more powerful following her deal with Jamie.
Rachel Duffy has more power in This City is Ours season 2(Image: BBC)
This City is Ours fans are concerned about the body count in the latest season.
This City is Ours continues to air on BBC One and the second season sees Rachel Duffy (played by Laura Aikman) start to take control having been ignored by the men in the business for years. The first season saw Rachel start to earn her seat at the table, only to be pushed aside again.
This all changed following her little side deal with Jamie (Jack McMullen) and now, the pair are becoming more and more powerful. Ahead of the new season, which is full of shocking death twists, actress Aikman shared: “This whole series is about shifting power, both in the business and in people’s relationships. We’re going to see Michael (James Nelson-Joyce) more powerless than we’ve seen him before, and Rachel more powerful than we’ve ever seen her. But as is true to the show, power is always up for grabs.”
She added: “For Rachel, I desperately wanted for her to get more power, it felt like she was so unheard, and pent up with anger at being ignored, so that starting to happen for Rachel in series two was all of my dreams coming true for her.” Here is all you need to know about who Rachel is and what happens to her.
WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS SPOILERS
Who is Rachel Duffy in This City is Ours?
Rachel Duffy is Jamie’s cousin and the gang’s accountant in the series, and she is married to Robert “Bobby” Duffy (Kevin Harvey), a senior gang member. In the second season Rachel does a business deal behind her husband’s back and she is shunned by the rest of the gang.
Actress Aikman shared the storyline: “There’s a scene between Kevin and myself where Rachel questions if her actions would be judged so harshly if she was a man. That scene was really satisfying and makes you examine who you’re rooting for and why.
“I think the viewers all root for Michael, as do I, when I’m watching the series. This is a man who we saw murder his best friend (Ronnie, Sean Bean), and at no point do we think Diana should leave him. We want Michael to win. But when Rachel does something far less catastrophic, she is judged harshly.”
Actress Aikman, 40, is otherwise known for her roles in The Mysti Show, Casualty, The Job Lot and Waterloo Road. She also played Sonia in Gavin & Stacey. The star has been married to actor Matt Kennard since 2019, with the pair having met when she joined the final season of Bluestone 42.
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Does Rachel Duffy die in This City is Ours?
Sadly for fans of Rachel, she does meet her demise in the second season of This City is Ours and she was seen being taken away in a body bag, having last been seen dancing at a nightclub. Multiple suspects are questioned about the shooting, including her husband, and new antagonist Ozzie Thompson (Shaun Evans) questions Freddie (Adam Abbou) about his involvement.
Ozzie attempted to help a vulnerable Freddie escape to Ireland, with Michael Kavanagh (James Nelson-Joyce) knowing that it was Freddie who shot Rachel. Once Michael had located Freddie, Freddie did the right thing and confessed to the murder, giving himself up to the police.
Ozzie got his comeuppance in the end after it was discovered he had manipulated Freddie into killing Rachel. Plenty of people wanted Ozzie dead after it was discovered he had coaxed Freddie into carrying the gun that eventually killed her.
At the end of the series Michael, Jamie, Bobby, and Banksey (Mike Noble) killed Ozzie by shooting him four times – one bullet each. Ozzie had ultimately used Freddie to target the Phelan family’s circle, setting off a chain of violent, vengeful acts across the season.
This City is Ours is streaming on BBC iPlayer, with episodes airing weekly on BBC One on Sundays and Mondays