Time - new series starring Sean Bean

I watched it and it was certainly gritty and uncomfortable viewing - I'll stick with it to see how it concludes.

It is worth watching all 3 episodes.

Listened to “Law in Action” on Radio 4 this afternoon (4 pm) on Traumatic brain injury and crime’. It was pretty relevant to the scenes in “Time”. Worth listening to.

Still tempted to say "Seen Been"" or "Shawn Bawn"

We've just finished all 3 episodes. Excellent acting, although this southerner did resort to subtitles at times. Tugged at the heartstrings.

Ellan I have never been inside a prison but some of the people I trained with when I was doing a course in teaching adult literacy regularly went into prisons. They said anyone who thinks prison life is too cushy have no idea how depressing and frightening prisons are. So I think McGovern probably portrayed prison life fairly realistically, and I think that is a disgrace.

I have watched the whole three episodes and think Sean Bean and Stephen Graham were absolutely brilliant, and the rest of the cast was great too. The actor who took the part of Sean Bean's first cell mate was extraordinary believable - frightening and heartbreaking in equal measure.

I agree, it was good, heart stoppingly good and terrifying. I do hope it’s not as bad as that in all prisons, you wouldn’t dare put your nose outside the cell door, would you? It’s not portrayed like that in Corrie, is it! They sit around talking amiably, have their own personal phones, amble about playing pool etc. What a shocker it was!

Urmstongran I don't agree with your point that if our prisons were much tougher, criminals would be far less likely to re-offend.

The US imprisons a lot of people and has one of the toughest prison systems in the developed world. Yet the recidivism rate is 76.6%. The UK also imprisons a lot of people and conditions are reported to be pretty appalling, and getting worse. The recidivism rate is almost 50%. Compare that to Norway where far fewer people are imprisoned and prison conditions are what some people in the UK might liken to a "holiday camp" (though, along with a much more liberal and respectful approach, there are apparently quality training opportunities to prepare offenders for life outside). The recidivism rate in Norway is 20%.

Of course, there are demographic and cultural differences that must be acknowledged but there does not appear to be any evidence to support the idea that harsh prisons reduce future offending. The opposite seems to be the case.

It’s time the lovely Sean Bean got a ‘happier’ role to play.

What with Time, World On Fire, Broken to name but three, he always seems to be playing such sad parts.

Even in his Yorkshire Tea advert he is full of angst!

Luckylegs

I agree, it was good, heart stoppingly good and terrifying. I do hope it’s not as bad as that in all prisons, you wouldn’t dare put your nose outside the cell door, would you? It’s not portrayed like that in Corrie, is it! They sit around talking amiably, have their own personal phones, amble about playing pool etc. What a shocker it was!

There are different categories of prisons so I suppose there is a big variation. Open prisons for example would be very different. I hope I never actually find out!

Eleothan, Aneurin Barnard was killed off in the first episode of The Pact too. Maybe that's his forte???

I didn't even realise it was the same actor. In The Pact he looked fuller in the face and broader generally.

There was an ex prisoner on TV today. He said the series was very true to life. He had seen the boiling kettle attack scenario a few times. He also said, as Lucky girl says above, that there are many who are mentally ill and shouldn't be in prison.
He said the only thing he found unrealistic was that Stephen Graham's character almost gave Sean Bean one to one attention. He said there are nowhere near enough officers for that .

Eleothan I didn’t connect that actor with the chap in the Pact he was very much thinner and his face looked much different?

And guess who was also in there, Tommy Hunter from Line of Duty. I thought he was dead! ?

dolphindaisy

It was a brilliant drama but very disturbing, in my opinion you can't go wrong with a Sean Bean/Jimmy McGovern production, especially when the other actors are also so good.

I suspect the Sean Bean character will "turn" before the end.

One interesting fact - years ago Sue Johnston played Sean Bean's love interest in a play but this time is playing his mother, she did point out that it shows how ageing male actors are more accepted than their female counterparts.

Well Sean Bean is now 62 (born 1959) and Sue Johnston is 77 (born 1943) so in fairness she is 16 years older and not quite his counterpart.

I love Sean Bean too and in that Yorkshire tea ad he looks gorgous in his shirt. Theres is something about a man in a nice plain shirt.

Just finished watching as binge watch and found it compelling and omg frightening.
Love Sean Bean as a actor and he was brilliant my heart went out to him along with frustration at his lack of courage to stand his ground.
Well done BBC for a very good drama

This was undoubtedly an excellent production but it was so hard to watch. I’m sure it was a realistic portrayal of prison life and I think I would find it very hard to cope with a member of my family being in prison.

I've recorded it, and watched a bit of the first episode. Does it have a reasonably happy ending? I'm not sure I can take it if something awful happens to Seany Babe!

And I agree Dryginger that there's definitely something about a man in a nice white shirt!

For those who wish to “listen” to Sean Bean…travel on the trams in Sheffield! His voice is used for the passenger destinations!

It was an excellent drama, very disturbing in part, inspiring in others, but probably fairly true to life. For the first time we watched the last episode, instead of waiting another week, just needed to know.
No plot spoilers though from me.
Ps I had never heard of Sean Bean....

Never heard of Sean Bean I'm shocked silverlining

It's a brilliant series, looking forward to seeing how it ends next week so no spoilers please.

WHAT!!!!!Never heard of the man god Sean Bean!!!??