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  • BBC One
  • Jun 6, 2021
  • BBC One
  • Jun 6, 2021
Time

Summary The anthology series written by Jimmy McGovern focuses on prisoner Mark Cobden (Sean Bean) and warden Eric McNally (Stephen Graham) in its first season and three women prisoners Orla (Jodie Whittaker), Kelsey (Bella Ramsey), and Abi (Tamara Lawrance) in its second. [Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 6 Jun 2021 and in the US...

Created By: Jimmy McGovern

  • BBC One
  • Jun 6, 2021
  • BBC One
  • Jun 6, 2021
Time
Season 1
Season Premiere: Jun 6, 2021
Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Summary The anthology series written by Jimmy McGovern focuses on prisoner Mark Cobden (Sean Bean) and warden Eric McNally (Stephen Graham) in its first season and three women prisoners Orla (Jodie Whittaker), Kelsey (Bella Ramsey), and Abi (Tamara Lawrance) in its second. [Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 6 Jun 2021 and in the US...

Created By: Jimmy McGovern

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Universal Acclaim Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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14% Mixed
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Universal Acclaim Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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86% Positive
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14% Mixed
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100
Oct 30, 2023
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. Time well spent.
By Lucy Mangan FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 30, 2023
It is also compelling television, though, with a premium cast and written like a punch to the face. In a good way.
By Carol Midgley FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 30, 2023
We learned far more about Bean’s character than Graham’s. McGovern didn’t reveal his hand – we know that Eric will be forced to compromise himself in an attempt to save his son from harm, but we don’t know how Mark will be drawn into that. It’s not going to end well, is it? But at least we get to watch two actors at the very top of their game.
By Anita Singh FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 30, 2023
Stephen Graham is right when he calls the series “difficult to watch,” but it’s also a must-see, both as a lesson on the British prison system, and a masterclass in acting.
By Flora Carr FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 30, 2023
Superlative acting (from the entire cast as well as the two leads), heartbreaking storytelling and a fearless depiction of a system that looks to serve no-one but those people who, as Mark's cellmate suggests, are making money from it.
By Rachael Sigee FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 30, 2023
While the writing in Time is strong, the performances by Bean and Graham are what will connect with viewers.
By Joel Keller FULL REVIEW
60
Oct 30, 2023
Time is solid, sturdy and just a little slow.
By Ed Cumming FULL REVIEW

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