Deadly arrows have been flying around in Nottingham – no, don’t make any Robin Hood jokes please, the villagers of TV’s Sherwood do not appreciate it.
The BBC1 drama turns the folklore into a compelling murder mystery, delving into a community broken by a long history of the rich robbing the poor – and not a green feathered cap in sight (actually Sunetra Sarker’s Sheriff of Nottingham does wear one in episode one, but it’s more Marks & Spencer than Kevin Costner).
The six-part thriller, in a weekly double dose, focuses on two shocking murders, a fractured neighbourhood and a massive manhunt – all drawing on real-life events.
