Time, a new prison drama from the BBC, has started filming in Liverpool. The three part series will star Sean Bean and Stephen Graham. The series is written by Jimmy McGovern for BBC ONE and produced by BBC Studios. The series follows two different men in the British penal system. Mark Hebden (Bean) is a teacher in prison for the death of a man in an accident. Eric Reid (Graham) is a prison officer working in a understaffed prison trying to protect and care for those in his charge.

BBC ONE is to bring a new talent search show to audience this autumn. The series will follow band members Perrie, Jade, Jesy and Leigh-Anne as they search for the next big pop band. Singers will be select to join different bands that will be mentored by Little Mix a band created in 2011 from reality tv show X-Factor. Little Mix The Search is produced for ModestTV for the BBC.

Worzel Gummidge is to return to the BBC in two hour long films. The films will air on BBC One. The series is inspired by the classic Barbara Euphan Todds character. Mackenzie Crook will star as the scarecrow, and will also take up writting and directing the films. The films have been commissioned by Shane Allen, Controller Comedy Commissioning for the BBC, and Charlotte Moore, Director of Content for the BBC. Leopard Pictures are partnering with Treasure Trove Productions and Lola Entertainment to produce the films.