The Ministry of Time
Kaliane Bradley's time-travel romance novel, adapted by Alice Birch for A24 and BBC One, with Aoife Hinds, Billy Howle and a September 2026 cast drop including Hong Chau, Adeel Akhtar and Ciarán Hinds. Early word while it films.
Cast & Key People
Our Review
Cast & Key People
Our Review
The Ministry of Time (2027) is a drama and romance series from BBC One. It has built a run of 6 episodes at roughly 60 minutes each. It is currently coming soon. It runs 1 season.
What The Ministry of Time Is About
The Ministry of Time is a newly established government department gathering ‘expats’ from across history in an experiment to test the viability of time-travel. Our heroine Sophy achieves a hard-fought promotion in the civil service, only to learn that her role is to help a time traveller acclimatise to the modern world as part of a top-secret Ministry programme. Commander Graham Gore is a Victorian polar explorer and one of several ‘expats’ from history who are now part of the Ministry’s extraordinary experiment. The professional friendship between Sophy and Graham develops into an intense forbidden romance that reveals the transporting power of love across centuries, just as the sinister nature of the Ministry’s true intentions increasingly puts them in danger.
What to Expect When You Watch
Episodes run about 60 minutes, which keeps the pace tight, the full run covers 6 episodes, spread across 1 season and it leans into its drama/romance roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the series leans on Aoife Hinds, Billy Howle and Hong Chau to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Aoife Hinds, Billy Howle, Hong Chau, Adeel Akhtar, Tamara Lawrance and Emily Fairn lead the cast.
Key roles include Aoife Hinds as Sophy; Billy Howle as Commander Graham Gore; Hong Chau as Adela; Adeel Akhtar as Quentin Ackerly; Tamara Lawrance as Simellia.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of drama, romance and science-fiction have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside BBC One’s other originals and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2027 and carried by BBC One with the series still coming soon, it lands hardest with drama and romance viewers.
How The Ministry of Time Compares
If The Ministry of Time lands for you, the next stops are Breaking Bad, Firefly and The Wire, which share its drama/romance lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
The Ministry of Time comes from BBC One. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole The Ministry of Time is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with Aoife Hinds and Billy Howle doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its drama/romance roots, It has held up since 2027 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
The Ministry of Time is a safe bet for anyone already inside the drama and romance lane, at 6 episodes it is an easy run to work through and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 7.5/10. Watch it if you want drama/romance you can settle into.
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Season 1
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