BBC confirms October release for Time season 3 with David Tennant
The third season of Jimmy McGovern's prison drama Time, starring David Tennant and Siobhan Finneran, arrives on BBC One and iPlayer in October. The two outlets give different premiere dates, 10 and 11 October.
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The story, neutrally told
A release date has been confirmed for the third season of the BBC prison drama Time, which stars David Tennant. Radio TimesN “it has now been confirmed when the third run of the series will air” Read at Radio Times ↗ Digital SpyN “has just confirmed a release date for its hotly-anticipated third instalment” Read at Digital Spy ↗ Radio Times says all episodes will be on BBC iPlayer on Sunday 11 October, with the first episode on BBC One at 9pm that day and the second at 9pm on Monday 12 October. Radio TimesN “the second episode will air just one day later on the channel, at 9pm on Monday 12 October.” Read at Radio Times ↗ Digital Spy gives the premiere as 10 October at 9pm on BBC One, with a second episode on 12 October and the full season streaming on iPlayer from the same day. Digital SpyN “Time season 3 premieres on BBC One at 9pm on 10 October and streams in its entirety on BBC iPlayer from the same day.” Read at Digital Spy ↗
The new season tells a fresh story set in a Young Offenders Institute, as previous three-part runs did. Radio TimesN “the new season will tell a new story, this time set in a Young Offender's Institute (YOI)” Read at Radio Times ↗ Siobhan Finneran returns as chaplain Marie-Louise O'Dell, and Tennant plays Bobby Bailey, described as a veteran officer. Radio TimesN “David Tennant as Bobby Bailey, a veteran officer at the YOI” Read at Radio Times ↗ Digital SpyN “custodial manager Bobby Bailey (Tennant)” Read at Digital Spy ↗ The cast also includes Daniel Ryan, Jo Joyner, Vinette Robinson, Louis McCartney, Ollie McNulty and Chukwubuikem Molokwu. Radio TimesN “Jo Joyner as Nicola, Vinette Robinson as Erica, Louis McCartney as James, Ollie McNulty as Peter and Chukwubuikem Molokwu as Christopher.” Read at Radio Times ↗
The synopsis says Marie-Louise arrives having lost her faith and clashes with Bailey after a tragedy, while two teenage offenders, Peter and James, form an unlikely friendship. Radio TimesN “Marie-Louise clashes with veteran officer Bailey, a man in the midst of his own crisis.” Read at Radio Times ↗ Digital SpyN “two teenage young offenders, Peter and James, struggle through the terrifying first weeks and months of their incarceration.” Read at Digital Spy ↗ Season 1 starred Sean Bean and Stephen Graham and season 2 starred Jodie Whittaker, Tamara Lawrance and Bella Ramsey; Finneran appeared in all three. Radio TimesN “The first season of Time starred Sean Bean and Stephen Graham, while season 2 starred Jodie Whittaker, Tamara Lawrance and Bella Ramsey.” Read at Radio Times ↗
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- Framing
- Both outlets run a release-date announcement built around the cast and the official synopsis, with Tennant and Finneran as the draw.
- Emphasis
- Release schedule, cast list and plot synopsis. Radio Times adds the gap since earlier seasons and the casts of seasons 1 and 2, and Digital Spy points to first-look images and its streaming guide.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Neither outlet explains the discrepancy in premiere date, and neither gives a comment from the BBC or the cast.
- Charged language
- “hotly-anticipated”“finally gets release date confirmed with special bonus for fans”
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“Time season 3 with David Tennant finally gets release date confirmed with special bonus for fans” — Radio Times
“has just confirmed a release date for its hotly-anticipated third instalment” — Digital Spy
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What every side reports
- Season 3 is set in a Young Offenders Institute and was created by Jimmy McGovern.
- Tennant plays Bobby Bailey and Finneran returns as Marie-Louise O'Dell.
- The season airs on BBC One at 9pm and streams on BBC iPlayer, with a second episode on 12 October.
- Both outlets quote the same synopsis.
Where accounts differ
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Date of the season 3 premiere
- Centre
- Radio Times gives Sunday 11 October; Digital Spy gives 10 October.
David Tennant person
Coverage presents Tennant as a headline cast member playing Bobby Bailey, a veteran officer in a crisis who knows more about the tragedy. It quotes no statement from him.
“Bailey knows more about the circumstances that led to this major incident” — Radio Times
Time product
The series is presented as an acclaimed BBC anthology drama by Jimmy McGovern, with each run telling a new story.
“Jimmy McGovern's acclaimed prison drama Time first arrived on the BBC” — Radio Times
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Time season 3 with David Tennant finally gets release date confirmed with special bonus for fans
Celebratory Announcement piece that sets the date in the context of the three-year gap, with full cast and the casts of earlier seasons.
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Siobhan Finneran and David Tennant prison drama Time confirms release date for season 3
Neutral Short announcement that leads with Finneran and Tennant, then gives the date, cast and synopsis, plus promotional links.
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- 30 Sep 16:11 First Radio TimesN Time season 3 with David Tennant finally gets release date confirmed with special bonus for fans
- 1 Oct 00:11 +8h Digital SpyN Siobhan Finneran and David Tennant prison drama Time confirms release date for season 3
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