Crime fans have been eagerly awaiting BBC One's new drama, Sherwood. Written by award-winning James Graham (whose previous achievements include Finding Neverland), Graham has drawn his inspiration for the series from real-life events in the Nottinghamshire village where he grew up.
The fictional series takes the viewer on a journey to a divided community where two shocking and unexpected killings have taken place. A massive manhunt ensues but as suspicion and antipathy build - both between lifelong neighbours and towards the police forces descending on the town - the killings threaten to inflame historic divisions.
Graham explains: "Sherwood is essentially a six-part thriller, but it’s hugely personal to me and inspired in part by real events in my hometown in Nottinghamshire. It is a contemporary drama and at its heart are two devastating killings which spark a massive manhunt and shatter a community that is already fractured after the divisive effect of the miners' strike 40 years before."
