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Season 3 – Time

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A prisoner consumed by guilt, an officer with an impossible choice. What does it take to survive? A tense story of punishment and principles, starring Sean Bean and Stephen Graham.

Critics Reviews

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Rebecca Nicholson Financial Times 3 days ago
5/5
Time asks difficult moral questions about justice and redemption, and its reach is ambitious. In empathising with the prisoners, it would be easy to lose sight of the victims, but the show is too expertly balanced to fall into that trap. Go to Full Review
Carol Midgley The Times (UK) 5 days ago
4/5
The performances of the young actors playing these teenagers are startlingly good. Go to Full Review
Lucy Mangan Guardian Oct 12, 2026
5/5
This is McGovern at his finest -- stripped of sentimentality, always furious and driven by an agenda but never descending into agitprop, and giving us stories of suffering, of moral struggle, of the damage and the glory that people are capable of. Go to Full Review
James Walton The Spectator 3 days ago
McGovern’s big old sleeve-worn heart often ends up steering him away from the full grimness of his own implications. Either way, the latest Time demonstrates that his long-standing ploy of both showing and telling still makes for riveting television. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Dave M @mevad3 23 hrs ago Decent story,but as usual from the BBC and this writer in particular very biased against white people,it spent too much effort trying to get their pro immigration message over to people who just want to watch a good plot and not get wrapped up in politics. The prison was full of white indigenous boys,not one non white and the only two black boys turned out to be angels. I just wish everyone was equally represented. Shame as David Tennant deserves better. See more Jacob W @RT17896586 6 days ago The BBC once again deliver a high end drama. Something that the BBC are good at. Care of Jimmy M this has a A list cast and while it’s only three parts it packs a punch. Look out for this at the BAFTAS See more Jo F @RT60258522 6 days ago I've only watched series 3. Gritty dramas don't normally entertain me, but I was absolutely gripped, and watched the 3 episodes back-to-back, I couldn't stop. The emotions the script and actors made me feel were like it was real life, I was genuinely enthralled, shocked, moved and devastated from beginning to end. Now of course, I will have to watch series 1 and 2, and if they are anywhere near as intense as the 3rd series I will need to slip a Disney feel good movie in between them to keep my emotions in-check. Amazing writing and amazing acting. See more Ivor B @Bolakov 6 days ago I highly rate Jimmy McGovern’s writing and screen interpretations, but this the 3rd season of 'Time' is astounding, mesmerisingly so. The reult is a front row seat in to the hellish conditkons of young offenders institutions today. Bleak days bleed into nights of despair, the tension never relinquishes, fear, paranoia, and pain pervade the whole piece.The acting is visceral, dynamic, and well balanced throughout. Highly recommended. See more Read all reviews
Time — Season 3

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 11, 2026 Eric is a prison officer who tries to protect those in his charge; when one dangerous inmate identifies his weakness, Eric faces an impossible choice between his principles and his love for his family. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 12, 2026 Officer Bailey hides the truth as pressure mounts in the young offender institution. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 18, 2026 Life-changing decisions loom for staff and inmates at HMYOI Alderwick. Details
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Season Info

Director
Paul Whittington
Screenwriter
Jimmy McGovern, Samuel Bailey
Network
BBC
Genre
Drama, Crime
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Oct 11, 2026
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