The Ministry of Time TV Series Names Narrator Sophy, Casts Aoife Hinds
The BBC and A24 adaptation of The Ministry of Time will name its unnamed narrator Sophy, played by Aoife Hinds, with Billy Howle as Graham Gore.
The BBC and A24's television adaptation of The Ministry of Time has revealed that the book's unnamed narrator will be given the name Sophy. Aoife Hinds has been cast in the role.
Billy Howle will play Graham Gore, the 19th-century figure at the center of the story. The series will consist of six episodes, with Alice Birch writing the script.
Kaliane Bradley's novel The Ministry of Time was longlisted for the 2025 Women's Fiction Prize and was a finalist for the Hugo Awards. The book follows an unnamed civil servant narrator who becomes a 'bridge' for the Ministry of Time, responsible for a 19th-century 'expat' Graham Gore.
The novel began as weekly chapters shared online with a community of polar exploration enthusiasts and was originally written in the second person. During the pandemic, Bradley watched the first season of AMC's The Terror, which inspired her to write about Graham Gore.
Ciarán Hinds, who played John Franklin in The Terror, will play Sophy's fictional father Peter in The Ministry of Time. The casting news was reported by Screen Rant.
Quick answers
Who plays Sophy in The Ministry of Time TV series?
Aoife Hinds has been cast as Sophy, the name given to the book's previously unnamed narrator.
Who plays Graham Gore in The Ministry of Time adaptation?
Billy Howle has been cast as Graham Gore.
How many episodes will The Ministry of Time have?
The series will consist of six episodes, written by Alice Birch.