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Post by Dame Bouncy Castle on May 22, 2021 7:29:41 GMT
Time will premiere on BBC One on Sunday June 6th at 9pm.
Time explores life in the modern British penal system through the eyes of two very different men. Mark Hebden is a teacher, husband and father, who killed an innocent man in an accident. Consumed by guilt, he accepts and even welcomes his four year sentence. Separated from his family, he has no idea what to expect in this unforgiving new environment and needs to learn quickly how to survive.
Eric Reid is a prison officer. Caring and honest, Eric tries his very best to protect those in his charge, something which is a daily challenge in this understaffed and high tension world. When one of the most dangerous inmates identifies his weakness, Eric faces an impossible choice between his principles and his love for his family. Both Eric and Mark, officer and inmate, are seemingly trapped by their pasts and unsure of their futures. Each has to not only survive, but to find the strength and the way to move forward.
The three-part drama, which was created by Jimmy McGovern, stars Sean Bean (Game Of Thrones), Stephen Graham (Line Of Duty), Siobhan Finneran (Happy Valley), Sue Johnston (Downton Abbey), Hannah Walters (This Is England), David Calder (The Hatton Garden Job) Nadine Marshall (Sitting In Limbo), Michael Socha (Being Human) and Aneurin Barnard (Dunkirk).
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Post by geometryman on May 22, 2021 8:03:39 GMT
Great cast, and with Sean Bean starring in Jimmy McGovern's 'Broken' a few years back this will be a must watch for me.
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Post by LoopyLobes on Jun 7, 2021 14:03:46 GMT
Set to record. Looks worth watching.
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Post by sleepyp on Jun 7, 2021 16:43:47 GMT
It apparently has 5 stars from all or most critics, but I’m not in the mood for seriously grim at the moment
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Post by linseed on Jun 7, 2021 16:56:03 GMT
Likewise!
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Post by goodhelenstar on Jun 7, 2021 17:28:24 GMT
That's my thought too. The writer has a particular world view which is thought-provoking but I don't always want my thoughts to be provoked when I'm watching TV to relax after a stressful day!
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Post by technicolour on Jun 7, 2021 19:28:18 GMT
I enjoyed it very much. Put me off going to prison I must say.
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Post by sleepyp on Jun 7, 2021 19:58:10 GMT
Glad to hear it!
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Post by geometryman on Jun 7, 2021 22:09:31 GMT
I watched the first episode and didn't enjoy it one bit. It's just too horrible.
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Post by marion on Jun 8, 2021 11:55:59 GMT
I can usually tolerate grim but didn’t fancy this at all after just a few minutes. Instead I watched a recording of a BBC4 version of Antigone, called Pale Sister. Marvellous stuff. A monologue by Lisa Dwan who was in that Bloodlands, but she was mesmerising in this. I digress! Sorry.
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Post by LoopyLobes on Jun 15, 2021 11:59:35 GMT
Gosh. That was definitely grim, but I was glued to it. Brilliantly done.
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Post by geometryman on Apr 4, 2023 10:11:53 GMT
There's to be a second series with a different cast, set in a women's prison. Jodie Whittaker stars as an inmate.
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