The BBC One drama is inspired by real-life events. <\/p>
BBC One has announced a brand new drama, Sherwood, starring Red Riding actor David Morrissey and Liar<\/a>\u2018s Joanne Froggatt.<\/p>\n Set in a Nottinghamshire mining village and inspired in part by real events, Sherwood is \u201ca contemporary drama at the heart of which lie two shocking and unexpected killings that shatter an already fractured community and spark a massive manhunt,\u201d according to the BBC synopsis.<\/p>\n It adds: \u201cAs suspicion and antipathy build, between lifelong neighbours and towards the police forces who descend on the town, the tragic killings threaten to inflame historic divisions sparked during the Miners\u2019 Strike three decades before.\u201d<\/p>\n The series, which is written by Quiz writer James Graham<\/a>, is billed as a compelling drama that explores \u201cthe frayed social and political fabric of modern-day, post-Brexit Britain\u201d.<\/p>\n Read on for everything you need to know about Sherwood.<\/p>\n The BBC hasn\u2019t yet confirmed the release date for Sherwood, but we\u2019ll keep this page updated with any news.<\/p> David Morrissey plays DCS Ian St Clair, who is tasked with finding the link between a spate of killings in Nottinghamshire. It\u2019s a feat that\u2019s further complicated when he\u2019s paired with former rival DI Kevin Salisbury (Hustle and Spooks actor\u00a0Robert Glenister).<\/p>\n Liar and Downton Abbey<\/a> star Joanne Froggatt plays Sarah, engaged to marry Bally Gill\u2019s Neel. She has a difficult relationship with her future father-in-law, played by Sweet Tooth\u2019s Adeel Akhtar.<\/p>\n Rounding out the cast are Alun Armstrong (Breeders), Philip Jackson (Raised by Wolves), Lesley Manville (The Crown<\/a>) and Lorraine Ashbourne (Bridgerton<\/a>) and Claire Rushbrook (Enola Holmes<\/a>), who play the inhabitants of the mining town.<\/p>\n A trailer for Sherwood hasn\u2019t yet been released, but we\u2019ll keep this page updated.<\/p>\n Looking for something else to watch? Check out our TV Guide<\/a> or visit our dedicated Drama<\/a> hub for the latest news.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The BBC One drama is inspired by real-life events. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":2681,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/sherwood-release-date-cast-trailer-and-latest-news-for-david-morrissey-drama-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/sherwood-release-date-cast-trailer-and-latest-news-for-david-morrissey-drama-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/sherwood-release-date-cast-trailer-and-latest-news-for-david-morrissey-drama-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/sherwood-release-date-cast-trailer-and-latest-news-for-david-morrissey-drama-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/sherwood-release-date-cast-trailer-and-latest-news-for-david-morrissey-drama-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/sherwood-release-date-cast-trailer-and-latest-news-for-david-morrissey-drama-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/sherwood-release-date-cast-trailer-and-latest-news-for-david-morrissey-drama-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The BBC One drama is inspired by real-life events.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/2680"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Sherwood release date<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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