BBC bosses are staying tight-lipped on whether there'll be a second series of Time as enthralled viewers beg for more.
Since its debut at the start of the month, Time, starring Sean Bean and Stephen Graham, has been the drama everyone is talking about.
From director Jimmy McGovern's massive claustrophobic and intense way of looking into life in prison to the stellar performances from the two leading actors, Time has been heralded as one of the best British dramas in a long while by both TV fans and critics.
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Sean Bean plays Mark Cobden, a teacher, husband and father, who is handed a four year sentence after killing an innocent man in an accident.
Stephen, whose Line of Duty character John Corbett was shockingly killed off in series 5 plays prison officer Eric McNally.
When one of the most dangerous inmates identifies his weakness, Eric faces an impossible choice between his principles and his love for his family.
While Time has been available to watch in full on iPlayer since its first episode aired, some viewers have been waiting every Sunday to see what happens.
The third and final part goes out on Sunday, June 20, leading fans to hope and speculate there'll be another series.
But for the moment, BBC are keeping schtum on its future.
With the first series having a limited run of three episodes it seems unlikely but, given Time's immense popularity, you never know.
One fan tweeted: "Any 1 who hasn't seen prison drama TIME on BBC iplayer check it out. @SeanBeanOnline n @StephenGraham73 r both great. Surely there has 2 b another series. Great watch"
In its first seven days on iPlayer Time was viewed a fantastic 8.4 million times, making it the BBC's biggest new drama of 2021 so far.
It went into Sunday night primetime the slot previously occupied by Line of Duty.
