**Who is in the cast of Time season 2?**

Ramsey will play Kelsey, while Jodie Whittaker will take on the role of Orla and Tamara Lawrance will star as Abi. So far, details about their characters are scarce: all we know is that the three inmates are “very different”.

Appearing alongside them, Happy Valley’s Siobhan Finneran, who appeared in the show’s first season as the prison’s chaplain Marie-Louise, will reprise her role in the upcoming season alongside the new cast. Further cast members are yet to be announced.

Before filming kicked off in Liverpool earlier this year, all three of the show’s new stars shared their enthusiasm at joining the show.

“I’m very happy to be a part of this project, working with an incredible team and following on from a stellar first season,” Ramsey said. “And it’s such an honour to be Kelsey, I’m really excited to experience the world through her for a few months.”

Lawrance hinted that the upcoming series “humanises a sector of society that is too often and easily vilified”, adding that “being a part of women-centred stories and productions is very important to me, as well as projects that challenge a prejudice… I’m excited for us to platform the complexity of these characters and their experiences”.

Whittaker also praised the first season, saying: “Time was such an incredible and powerful show created by an extraordinary team, and being a part of this project in its second iteration is an absolute dream.”

Time season 2: Bella Ramsey and Jodie Whittaker will be back on screens in the BBC prison drama