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Liverpool prison thriller given major funding boost ahead of second series

The series written by Jimmy McGovern is shooting across the region now

Liverpool Echo

Time season 2: cast, plot, first look, and everything we know

Time season 2 is set in a women's prison with Bella Ramsey, Tamara Lawrence, Jodie Whittaker and Siobhan Finneran leading the cast.

WhatToWatch

Nottingham's Bella Ramsey to star in Jimmy McGovern’s BBC series 'Time'

The series will focus on life inside a women’s prison

Nottingham Post

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Happy Valley and The Last of Us stars join forces for series two of smash-hit BBC drama Time

A second series of the Jimmy McGovern drama has been announced, following the huge success of the first run of episodes in 2021

Wales Online

The Last of Us star Bella Ramsey to lead second season of BBC prison drama Time

The young actor will be going behind bars as she joins Jimmy McGovern’s critically acclaimed show

The Independent UK

Ricky Tomlinson to host Brookside event showing its first ever episode

Writers and producers such as Jimmy McGovern and Colin McKeown will be among those taking part in a panel discussing writing for TV and film

Liverpool Echo

Sean Bean chatted up by a man in a pub while dressed as a woman in 'big bust' and Spanx

Sean Bean found himself in an interesting situation after a man flirted with him in a pub when he was dressed as a woman. The actor was in full costume and even wore a flowing blonde wig

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Brookside star Claire Sweeney looks back on 40 years of the hit show

Actress Claire Sweeney, who played Lindsey Corkhill in Brookside, opens up on her time on the legendary soap and the "brilliant storylines" that she navigated

Daily Mirror

Robbie Coltrane: Beloved Harry Potter star and esteemed actor

The actor’s role as Hagrid, the lovable quidditch gamekeeper, delighted generations of children

The Independent UK

‘Intriguing, troubled, funny’: tributes pour in for Robbie Coltrane

Friends remember the Scottish actor, best known for playing Hagrid in Harry Potter, who died on Friday at the age of 72

The Guardian - UK

‘I’ve done a bit of escaping myself’ – an ex-prisoner picks the best jail dramas

From Time to Screw to Scum and now Black Bird, can drama ever capture the brutal reality of life inside? A former inmate reveals how they stack up against his own spells in the slammer

The Guardian - UK

Coronation Street star Melanie Hill quits after seven years as Cathy Matthews

The actress announced she had come to the “emotional” decision after Covid made her consider how much time she was spending away from her family.

Daily Record

Melanie Hill quits Coronation Street after seven years as Cathy Matthews

Melanie who plays Cathy Matthews says, "It’s not been an easy thing to decide. My family has been important but the pandemic has made a lot of people think about the future"

Daily Mirror

Teresa Glover, inspirational mum who lost son Ian in Hillsborough disaster, dies at 83

Teresa played a major role in setting up the Hillsborough Justice Campaign along with late husband John

Liverpool Echo

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The Guardian - UK

‘Disgraceful neglect of Line of Duty’: the wrongs and rights of the Bafta TV nominations

Jed Mercurio’s show is unfairly lacking in awards, and Bafta needs to give more weight to international shows from broadcasters like Netflix – or fail to reflect TV’s balance of power

The Guardian - UK

Merseyside’s new Shakespeare theatre opens by celebrating builders and footballers

Local heroes including screenwriter Jimmy McGovern and comedian Johnny Vegas will take stage at Shakespeare North Playhouse this summer

Liverpool Echo

£30m Shakespeare North Playhouse supported by Johnny Vegas to open in Prescot

Johnny Vegas said: 'Let's make it up north, let's do it up north, let’s have some faith in us up north'

Liverpool Echo

BBC The Responder creator's life-changing moment that inspired hit series

Tony Schumacher shares the moment when he got his big break

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The Responder: Ex Merseyside Police officer on why he wrote the show

Tony Schumacher was a first responder patrolling Liverpool's streets talks about breaking bad news, kicking in doors and saving lives

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