Time - new series starring Sean Bean

merlotgran

Urmstongran

Where do I know the chaplain from? Probably another good drama! She’s a good actress.

I'd swiftly become the most religious person in the prison if it got me an hour in a place of safety giving the chaplain a hand.

Me too merlotgran such a good point! ‘Hallelujah!’ Indeed. I’d be permanently scared. I’d rather do my time in solitary than share a cell with anyone. So many nutters in prison. Proper tough guys I’d be afraid to even make eye contact with, others with mental health issues and paranoia. Not much good pressing the panic button either as everyone is so busy no one arrives for ages.

I think I’d pretend to be mute because of the shock of my sentence. Not talk to anyone for 2-3 years (out early for good behaviour). Then no one could think I was a ‘grass’. Just keep my eyes to the floor and ‘exist’ low key for my prison sentence.
Maybe get a job in the library (do they still exist in prisons?). Shades of ‘Shawshank Redemption’ right there!!

It is a true representation of the prison system. Sadly I have reason to know this.

I have a young close relative (adopted) in prison who is subjected to violence, extortion, drug pedlars etc. This person should not be in prison as they are autistic, brain-damaged by in utero drug use, drug addicted and mentally ill. They did commit a crime, but, had the proper services been available during their upbringing then the situation could have been avoided. It is also an inappropriate placement for a person who is mentally ill and vulnerable.

Consequently I found the programme agonising viewing - but did not switch off as it confirmed all that I had been told - all things that hardly bear credence.

The prison knows exactly what is going on and does zilch. I cannot help but conclude that prison officers are complicit in the drug trade in prisons - they have to be or the drugs simply would not get in.

15 year real age gap, young mother, not unusual as a lover.

I binge watched it all on iPlayer I will give it a couple of weeks and watch it again.

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.

Brilliant, really enjoyed it. I like Sean Bean as well.

Ooh it was horrible, wasn't it?Felt so sorry for the Sean Bean character. I wonder if that is a real depiction of life in prison. If it is I don't know how anyone can stand it.

I enjoyed it too. We are away just now, and don't have catch up TV (I need to conserve my phone data, so can't watch it on there either), so I will have to wait until next week to see the next episode. I'm guessing that the chap with the long hair (I know him from somewhere, too) is going to help Mark somehow - for better or worse - and that the storylines will merge together.

Jimmy McGovern is so good at these multi-layered dramas. He poses difficult questions about what would be the 'right' thing to do in situations where whatever you did someone would get hurt.

I thought it was brilliant excellent acting.

I watched it but didn't like the violence. I'm not saying I only like cosy TV like Call the Midwife, but this was too much for me.

Stephen Graham's wife plays his wife in the drama.

Great writing once again by Jimmy McGoven and the casting of local actors with the exception of Sean Bean who played Mark so convincingly.
I stayed up and watched the other two episodes on iPlayer as I couldn't wait until next week just an excellent mini series.

I don’t think I moved during the entire time it was on. I thought it was brilliantly acted and the feeling of tension, fear and claustrophobia was palpable.

Definitely is Calendargirl

Haven’t watched it yet, but it sounds a bit different to the cosy ‘Call The Midwife’.

Excellent. Jimmy McGovern has knowledge of prisons and violence so I have no reason to believe it is anything other than realistic. Maybe it will give the 'prison is like a holiday camp' nonsense which we sometimes get. I could almost smell it; the testosterone, sweat, feet, cabbage, toilets...I really like Stephen Grahame too, he was the undercover cop in the last series of Line of Duty

We enjoyed it. It reminded me of an excellent American series 'The Night Of' in which a man starts off terrified in an American prison but becomes the toughest, most feared prisoner.

Looks like it's shaping up to be an excellent series. Sean B was of course very good as was Stephen Graham. I've always enjoyed Jimmy McGovern's writing.

Callistemon I heard you whisper - heresy

A very difficult watch for me but the violence is integral to the story of course, I’m guessing Sean Bean will decide he’s going to have to start giving as good as he gets to survive his sentence. Certainly the best of a boring Sunday evening viewing.

Siobhan Finneran also was the sister in Happy Valley.

My thoughtsexactly merlotgran and the library/kitchen/ cleaning….anything!

Urmstongran

Where do I know the chaplain from? Probably another good drama! She’s a good actress.

I'd swiftly become the most religious person in the prison if it got me an hour in a place of safety giving the chaplain a hand.

It was uncomfortable watching but it was the best thing on tonight so will carry on watching. Is prison that bad? I suppose it probably is.

Then there was the mother ( Jim's wife ) out of the Royle Family---another good actress who plays Sean Bean's mum.

I never watched Downtown Abbey EV but thanks for trying!
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