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Prison drama Time returns for season two this autumn

(L-R) Tamara Lawrance as Abi Cochrane, Bella Ramsey as Kelsey Morgan, and Jodie Whittaker as Orla O'Riordan in Time series two
(L-R) Tamara Lawrance as Abi Cochrane, Bella Ramsey as Kelsey Morgan, and Jodie Whittaker as Orla O'Riordan in Time series two

The BBC has released new photos of Jodie Whittaker (Doctor Who), Tamara Lawrance (The Silent Twins), and Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us) in the second series of the prison drama Time.

"Told through the lens of three very different inmates, Time is a moving and high-stakes portrayal of life inside a women's prison," said the BBC.

Jodie Whittaker as Orla O'Riordan

"Arriving at Carlingford Prison on the same day, Kelsey (Bella Ramsey), Orla (Jodie Whittaker), and Abi (Tamara Lawrance) are thrown together to face an unfamiliar world.

"But even with the ever-present threat of violence within its walls, they discover that an unexpected sense of community, and a shared understanding, still might be possible."

Tamara Lawrance as Abi Cochrane

Season one of Time is available on the RTÉ Player.

In season two, Siobhan Finneran reprises her role as prison chaplain Marie-Louise.

Siobhan Finneran as Marie-Louise O'Dell

"As previously announced, the three-part series is written by multi-award-winning Jimmy McGovern (Broken, Cracker, The Street) and Helen Black, writer of the BAFTA-nominated Life and Death in the Warehouse, and is directed by Andrea Harkin (The Confessions of Frannie Langton, The Trial of Christine Keeler)," the BBC continued.

Bella Ramsey as Kelsey Morgan

"Further cast members include BAFTA award-winner Sophie Willan (Alma's Not Normal, Still Open All Hours), Julie Graham (Shetland, Being Eileen), Alicia Forde (Waterloo Road, Ryan Can't Read), Lisa Millett (The A Word, Robin Hood), Faye McKeever (The Responder, Des), Kayla Meikle (The Capture, The Girl Before), James Corrigan (This Is Going to Hurt, This England), Nicholas Nunn (Clique, SAS Rogue Heroes), and Maimuna Memon (Sherwood, Unforgotten).

Season one of Time, which was set in a men's prison and starred Sean Bean and Stephen Graham, aired in 2021 and became an instant hit.

Sophie Willan as Maeve Riley

At the BAFTAs in 2022, Time won the Mini-Series award and Bean won Leading Actor.

Season two of Time will premiere on BBC One in the autumn.

"But even with the ever-present threat of violence within its walls, they discover that an unexpected sense of community, and a shared understanding, still might be possible"

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