The BBC has officially announced the star-studded cast for the third season of Jimmy McGovern’s BAFTA-winning anthology series Time.
Jo Joyner, best known for her role in Netflix’s Harlan Coben adaptation Stay Close, will play a character named Nicola in the new three-part season of Time, which has now begun filming in Belfast. Joyner joins previously announced leads David Tennant (Doctor Who) and Siobhan Finneran (Happy Valley). Finneran returns as prison chaplain Marie-Louise, but the third season shifts the story to a Young Offenders Institution (YOI), focusing on teenage inmates.
The official synopsis promises another “impactful and devastating” season for Time. Marie-Louise arrives at the YOI having lost her faith and clashes with veteran officer Bailey (Tennant). Following a tragedy at the facility, Bailey faces the dilemma of whether to come clean about a major incident or let guilt consume him, highlighting themes of crime, culpability, and responsibility. In addition to Joyner, Tennant, and Finneran, the season features Vinette Robinson (Boiling Point), Warren Brown (The Responder), and Daniel Ryan (The Bay), who plays Custodial Manager Jennings.
A key focus of the third season is the young inmates themselves. Louis McCartney (Stranger Things: The First Shadow) plays James, a young man struggling to face his parents after an “unforgivable act of violence,” while newcomer Ollie McNulty portrays Peter, who must navigate a difficult choice between family loyalty and telling the truth.
Series creator Jimmy McGovern expressed his excitement about the “wonderful” cast, while co-writer Samuel Bailey praised the young actors, saying the season will be as impactful and devastating as the first two.
The previous two seasons, starring Sean Bean, Stephen Graham, and Jodie Whittaker, received widespread acclaim and won multiple awards, setting high expectations for the third season.
Source: Digital Spy
