A powerful depiction of prison life, starring Emmy® and BAFTA® winner Sean Bean, and four-time BAFTA® nominee Stephen Graham. Authored by Emmy® and three-time BAFTA® winning writer Jimmy McGovern. A three-part drama for BBC One.

Former teacher Mark Cobden is responsible for the death of an innocent man. Tortured by visions of his victim, he welcomes his four-year sentence as penance. Eric McNally is a dedicated prison officer, doing his best to protect those in his charge.

But when a dangerous convict threatens to hurt someone Eric loves, he is faced with an impossible choice. Unflinching but ultimately hopeful, Time is a raw study of punishment and penitence.

Also starring Siobhan Finneran, Sue Johnston, Hannah Walters, David Calder, Nadine Marshall, Michael Socha, Aneurin Barnard, Jack McMullen and James Nelson-Joyce.