Time, BBC1 tonight (Stephen Graham, Sean Bean)

[Sack Fatto]

Sean Bean was canny in a programme called ‘Broken’ also by Jimmy McGovern

Always thought that Bean was crap...until he played the Priest in Broken, where he was superb. And he is even better in Time. Jimmy McGovern is obviously a genius.

 

[Butcher's Coat]

WHY WAS HIS SON IN PRISON FFS?

FOR ASKING TOO MANY IRRELEVANT QUESTIONS FFS!

 

[The Truth]

Mate of mine is an ex prison officer and he says they’ve nailed it.

It’s shot at a former prison that’s now a museum

Aye a lad I know is a serving prison officer and he said it's the most accurate portrayal of prison life he's seen on tv

 

[RestlessNatives]

WHY WAS HIS SON IN PRISON FFS?

He hinted at drugs in the visit in episode three.

 

[Redhouser]

Just watched all 3 episodes. Fantastic series. Sean Bean was excellent in it. Anybody contemplating a life of crime should watch this - enough to put them off hopefully.

 

[mickb2112]

I don’t buy into everything always having to run into multiple series. That stood perfectly well as a 3 parter and had a good enough ending.

The danger of this approach to always having to set things up for the next series leads to what we saw with all the bad things about Line of Duty which became the major talking points, eclipsing all the good things.

It might be an age thing, I’m happy enough to watch a stand-alone film, a one-off drama or a single series run. That’s not to say I don’t also watch multiple series stuff, just not hung up on it.

Totally agree. The three parts did everything it needed to do and did it extremely well. brilliant performance's by Stephen Graham and Sean bean and Jimmy McGovern has yet again come up with a cracking series.

 

[look out piano]

Just a question about the plot, what could Stephen Graham's character have done differently? If he'd gone to the boss the gangsters would know / find out where him and his family lived and they'd be in danger. His son could have been got at in any prison he was at (or moved to either by prisoners or dodgy screws) it was a truly horrific position to be put in but the man didn't want his only bairn getting murdered FFS.

 

[Hair Flick]

Just a question about the plot, what could Stephen Graham's character have done differently? If he'd gone to the boss the gangsters would know / find out where him and his family lived and they'd be in danger. His son could have been got at in any prison he was at (or moved to either by prisoners or dodgy screws) it was a truly horrific position to be put in but the man didn't want his only bairn getting murdered FFS.

Much the same dilemma that Bean’s character faced when he chose to get smacked across the face by a sock full of pool balls rather than drop drugs for the Jocky Mr Big.

 

[Redhouser]

It's easy to see why drugs are rife in prison. I'd need a shit load just to get me through one day in prison.

 

[sidneyeric]

Just a question about the plot, what could Stephen Graham's character have done differently? If he'd gone to the boss the gangsters would know / find out where him and his family lived and they'd be in danger. His son could have been got at in any prison he was at (or moved to either by prisoners or dodgy screws) it was a truly horrific position to be put in but the man didn't want his only bairn getting murdered FFS.

Resign, he was knackered whichever way he went.

It's easy to see why drugs are rife in prison. I'd need a shit load just to get me through one day in prison.

They're holidays camps man, apparantly.

 

[Hair Flick]

Always thought that Bean was crap...until he played the Priest in Broken, where he was superb. And he is even better in Time. Jimmy McGovern is obviously a genius.

Ah I think I started to watch that but never saw it through. I’ll have to look it up and watch it if it’s still available.

 

[SPUFF]

Resign, he was knackered whichever way he went.

They're holidays camps man, apparantly.

Yep clearly no deterent as most happy to go in n out constantly.
watched a program on russian jails where you had to chain your bed to the wall at 6am then stand till about midnight, that’d have an effect!!!

 

[sidneyeric]

Yep clearly no deterent as most happy to go in n out constantly.
watched a program on russian jails where you had to chain your bed to the wall at 6am then stand till about midnight, that’d have an effect!!!

It wouldn't, punishment doesn't work otherwise they wouldn't be there, I don't have the answer...

 

[Sack Fatto]

Ah I think I started to watch that but never saw it through. I’ll have to look it up and watch it if it’s still available.

Well worth a watch mate.

 

[SPUFF]

It wouldn't, punishment doesn't work otherwise they wouldn't be there, I don't have the answer...

It doesnt here mate but I bet they dont laugh off a 6 month term in russia.

A good mate was jailed in Khazakstan at xmas for the sin of arriving during covid n his work hadnt booked a quarantine hotel!!! Done 6 days.

 

[redandwhiterob]

 

[WildTurkey]

Thought it died off. 1st episode was excellent, 2nd was good but then 3rd was just meh

 

[tunstallhill]

Mate of mine is an ex prison officer and he says they’ve nailed it.

It’s shot at a former prison that’s now a museum

was it shot at Shrewsbury prison?

me and my lass visited that place before our away game a few years back for the 'escape room' game thing. got bags over your head and handcuffed and hoyed in the cell and had an hour to get out. was canny

 

[Hair Flick]

was it shot at Shrewsbury prison?

me and my lass visited that place before our away game a few years back for the 'escape room' game thing. got bags over your head and handcuffed and hoyed in the cell and had an hour to get out. was canny

Yes it was Shrewsbury. I read somewhere they’d painted it grey for the filming to accentuate the grimness of the place.

 

[tunstallhill]

Yes it was Shrewsbury. I read somewhere they’d painted it grey for the filming to accentuate the grimness of the place.

Looked exactly as it was when we were there. My lass pointed it out straight away