The first season of the prison drama aired in 2021 and starred Sean Bean as mild-mannered prisoner Mark Cobden, with Stephen Graham as his conflicted prison officer Eric McNally, while a 2023 follow-up set in a women's facility was fronted by Jodie Whittaker, Tamara Lawrance, and Bella Ramsey.
Tennant will play Prison Officer Bailey, while Siobhan Finneran of Downton Abbey and Happy Valley fame will reprise her role of prison chaplain Marie-Louise, a constant across the previous two seasons.
"Meanwhile, two teenage young offenders, Peter and James, struggle through the terrifying first weeks and months of their incarceration. Can James ever face his broken parents after an unforgivable act of violence and will Peter tell the truth about the death of an innocent man, or does family loyalty mean more? An unlikely friendship between them looks to shift the trajectory of their futures, but in an increasingly unstable environment, is change ever possible?"
McGovern said: "Siobhan Finneran is back! And we've got a wonderful leading man in David Tennant. And a brilliant director in Paul Whittington. I think it's going to be wonderful."
Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, added: "Jimmy McGovern is a master at creating brave, thought-provoking dramas that deeply resonate with BBC viewers, so we are thrilled to be back for a third run of Time. With David Tennant and Siobhan Finneran leading the cast, Samuel Bailey co-writing, Paul Whittington directing and the team at BBC Studios Fiction producing, we are all set for another powerful and memorable piece of work from Jimmy."
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Spanning three hour-long episodes, the third season of Time will be available on BBC One and BBC iPlayer and is co-produced by BritBox for North America.
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