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The Sun
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Future of gritty BBC drama ‘with obvious parallels to Netflix's Adolescence' revealed
THE first two series of Time won praise and awards, and now I can reveal the prison drama will be back for a third stretch. Written once more by the acclaimed Jimmy McGovern, filming is set to start later this year with a view to potentially airing on BBC One in 2026. 5 5 The debut season was set in a men's jail, the second a female-only facility, and this run of episodes will take place in an institution for young offenders. A TV insider said: 'The parallels between the new show's central topic and Netflix's recent hit, Adolescence, are obvious, but entirely coincidental. 'Though both deal with adolescent offending and its consequences, the third series of Time would most likely have gone down this path anyway. 'But it is certainly a theme which will prove highly immersive for audiences who have already been introduced to the world of young offenders through Adolescence. 'It's not clear yet which actors will take the lead in the new show, but the lead roles are guaranteed to be sought after.' The first series of Time aired on BBC One in 2021, starring Stephen Graham as a prison guard and Sean Bean as a lag. At the 2022 BAFTA TV Awards, it won Best Mini-Series, while Sean scooped the Best Actor gong and Stephen was nominated for Best Supporting Actor. Season two aired in 2023, also on BBC One, starring Jodie Whittaker, fresh from playing the Doctor in Doctor Who, and The Last Of Us star Bella Ramsey. But before taking us back behind bars, writer Jimmy is likely to be preoccupied with the publicity for his next BBC show, Unforgivable, which stars Anna Friel, David Threlfall and Anna Maxwell Martin. Set and filmed in Liverpool, the BBC Two and iPlayer fictional drama will look at the impact of grooming and sexual abuse on a family, and is expected to air later this year. The BBC was approached for comment. Stephen Graham and Ashley Walters' acclaimed drama Adolescence smashes huge Netflix record by DOUBLE after taking world by storm Dancers go on the run 5 There'll soon be more than one TV show offering an interesting Strictly pairing. I can reveal that pro dancers Carlos Gu and Amy Dowden, who are also gearing up for this year's BBC dance contest, are forming a duo for the next Celebrity Hunted on Channel 4. They'll be joined on the series, which has yet to get an air date, by Love Island hunks Chris Taylor and Toby Aromolaran, who'll also form a pair. Former EastEnders star Brian Conley and his daughter Lucy, who's also an entertainer, join the line up. And yesterday Scarlette Douglas and her brother Stuart – hosts of Channel 4's Worst House On The Street – were also announced as contestants. As they all go on the run, it's likely Amy and Carlos will be lightest on their feet. The BBC's hunt for the next John Motson lands today. Last Pundit Standing airs on iPlayer, TikTok and YouTube and follows 12 passionate footie fans competing for a job on BBC Sport. Ex-player Troy Deeney hosts with YouTube football guru James Allcott. Frank feels the heat TV host and comedian Frank Skinner ended up in A&E last week after getting sunburnt digging up a body in last week's heatwave. It wasn't even for any kind of show, he just decided to take part in an archaeological dig for fun in his own time. Talking on the latest episode of his podcast Frank On The Radio, which has recently dropped, the comic explained: 'I was exhuming an Anglo-Saxon body. 'I was given a grave, you're working away and then a skull appears. 'I really hate sun block so I don't normally use it, I just think: 'Keep an eye on the clock – 20 minutes on my front, 20 minutes on my back'. 'But it was so hot last Monday – I actually ended up in A&E I was so badly burnt.'
BreakingNews.ie
13-06-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
Consider fines for parents to crackdown on antisocial behaviour in youths, TD says
Fines for parents and curfews should be considered to crackdown on antisocial behaviour by young offenders, according to a Dublin TD. Paul Gogarty said he has received an 'overwhelming amount of queries' from adults in relation to attacks by young people. Advertisement These include sticks, stones, and water being thrown at people with buggies, and shoplifting. Deputy Gogarty believes there should be immediate consequences. Speaking on Newstalk, he said: "I've had an absolutely overwhelming amount of queries from adults in relation either to their children who have been attacked randomly in parks. "Sticks, stones, bricks being thrown at parents with buggies. A woman had three e-scooters pass her back again, throw water over her. "There have been shoplifting incidences in cafes where the bottles have been taken out and then thrown over the staff."
The Independent
20-05-2025
- The Independent
Legal bid over plans to use pepper spray in young offender institutions
The Government is being threatened with legal action over plans to allow prison officers to use synthetic pepper spray in young offender institutions. Charity Howard League for Penal Reform has sent a letter before claim to Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood urging her to reverse the move set to be rolled out this summer. Pava spray, which is an incapacitant, is due to be made available 'in limited circumstances' to a select number of specialist staff at the three public sector YOIs holding under-18s – YOI Werrington, Wetherby and Feltham A, the Ministry of Justice announced in April. The measure, which seeks to combat rising violence from inmates, was welcomed by union bosses who lobbied for the change for prison officers to be given equipment to protect themselves. The latest figures from the Ministry of Justice show rates of assaults on staff in the YOIs are 14 times higher than within adult prisons. But the plan sparked criticism from the Children's Commissioner and the charity, which warned it was 'a serious escalation in the use of force that is permitted against children'. The spray is set to be rolled out for an initial 12 months before it is reviewed by ministers, while each use of the spray will be reviewed by an independent panel. On Tuesday, charity chief executive Andrea Coomber KC said: 'The Howard League has been preparing to take whatever steps necessary to challenge the roll-out of Pava spray to prisons holding children, including potential legal action. 'We know that Pava spray has been used inappropriately in prisons holding adults; to use it on children would be catastrophic. 'Far from keeping children and staff safe, normalising the use of violence in this way risks making conditions even worse for those living and working in prison.' The national charity is concerned there is a lack of research on the use of the spray in custody, and specifically against children, while existing research in relation to adults shows a 'myriad of potential physiological health impacts'. Ms Coomber added: 'Instead of arming staff, the way to reduce violence is to close failing young offender institutions and ensure that children are accommodated in more appropriate settings – such as secure children's homes – where they can be given the care and support they need. Prison is no place for a child.' The pre-action letter sent by lawyers on behalf of Howard League asks for the Justice Secretary to withdraw the decision and respond within 14 days, it said. The campaigners have also launched a crowd fundraiser to help them fund the challenge, which has currently raised more than £10,000. Announcing the roll-out in April, justice minister Sir Nic Dakin said: 'This Government inherited a criminal justice system in crisis. The unacceptable levels of violence faced by our brave frontline officers in young offender institutions is yet another symptom of that. 'This is not a decision we have made lightly, but our overarching duty is to keep staff and young people in custody safe. This spray is a vital tool to prevent serious violence, helping staff to focus on rehabilitation as part of our Plan for Change.' The rate of assault incidents on staff last year was 170.0 per 100 children and young people at Feltham, 182.9 per 100 at Werrington, and 167.4 per 100 at Wetherby, Ministry of Justice figures show. The rates are around 14 times the equivalent figure in adult prisons in England and Wales, which was 12.2 per 100.
