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Time is a 2021 three-part TV drama written by Jimmy McGovern, directed by Lewis Arnold, and starring Sean Bean and Stephen Graham. It was first broadcast on BBC One on 6 June 2021.[1]

Time
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	Jimmy McGovern
Written by	Jimmy McGovern
Directed by	Lewis Arnold
Starring	Sean Bean Stephen Graham
Music by	Sarah Warne
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of episodes	3
Production
Executive producers	Lewis Arnold Sean Bean Stephen Graham Jimmy McGovern Michael Parke Lucy Richer Tom Sherry
Producer	Simon Maloney
Cinematography	Mark Wolf
Editor	Sacha Szwarc
Running time	approximately 56–67 minutes
Production company	BBC Studios Drama Productions
Distributor	BBC
Release
Original network	BBC One
Original release	6 June 2021 (2021-06-06)

In March 2022 the series was officially renewed for a second series.[2]

Plot

Mark Cobden is newly imprisoned, consumed by guilt for his crime, and way out of his depth in the volatile world of prison life. He meets Eric McNally, an excellent prison officer doing his best to protect those in his charge. However, when one of the most dangerous inmates identifies his weakness, Eric faces an impossible choice between his principles and his family.[3][4][5]

Cast

• Sean Bean as Mark Cobden
• Stephen Graham as Eric McNally
• James Nelson-Joyce as Johnno
• Nabil Elouahabi as Patterson
• Natalie Gavin as Jardine
• Hannah Walters as Sonia McNally
• Nadine Marshall as Alicia Cobden
• Jack McMullen as Daniel
• Sue Johnston as June Cobden
• David Calder as John Cobden
• Jonathan Harden as Brendan Murphy
• Siobhan Finneran as Marie-Louise
• Kadiff Kirwan as Pete
• Aneurin Barnard as Bernard
• Terence Maynard as Kavanagh/"Kav"
• Kevin Harvey as Paul McAdams
• Cal MacAninch as Galbraith
• Brian McCardie as Jackson Jones
• Michael Socha as Kenny Meadows
• Jason Done as P.O. Banks
• Lee Morris as Tom

Production

The wings and cells prison scenes were filmed at HM Prison Shrewsbury, a former prison which was decommissioned in 2013, however most of the filming took place in the Liverpool City Region. The cameras moved to Liverpool to create the rest of the prison with a mash-up of courtrooms, police stations and education buildings, as well as exterior locations such as the Silver Jubilee Bridge in Widnes and the Southport Pier.[6]

Episodes

No.	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	UK viewers (millions)
1	Lewis Arnold	Jimmy McGovern	6 June 2021 (2021-06-06)	8.04[7]
Mark Cobden is sent to prison and has to learn quickly how to survive. When an inmate identifies prison officer Eric McNally’s weakness, he faces an impossible choice.
2	Lewis Arnold	Jimmy McGovern	6 June 2021 (2021-06-06)	5.18
Mark is being bullied by fellow inmate Johnno. Does he tell the prison officers and be labelled a grass or risk the attacks becoming more and more violent? Eric’s son is attacked.
3	Lewis Arnold	Jimmy McGovern	6 June 2021 (2021-06-06)	5.06[8]
Mark suffers a tragic personal loss and is given the chance to leave prison for a day. Eric is forced to take greater risks to protect his family. But where will he draw the line?

Reception

Writing in The Guardian, Lucy Mangan wrote: "The performances of Bean and Graham are, even though we have come to expect brilliance from them both, astonishing. So, too, are those from everyone in smaller roles, none of which is underwritten or sketchy, and who thicken the drama into something more profoundly moving and enraging at every turn".[9] Billie Schwab Dunn, writing for Metro, praised the show, which was "elevated by the central performances – particularly Bean, who gently grounds us and provides a beam of light in all that darkness".[3]

Awards and Nominations

Year	Award	Nominee	Result
British Academy Television Awards	Best Mini-Series	Time	Won
	Best Actor	Sean Bean	Won
	Best Supporting Actor	Stephen Graham	Nominated

References

External links

• Time at IMDb

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