Stars of a new BBC drama have spoken of their 'fascination' with the tragic story of a Nottinghamshire village which inspired the series. Actors David Morrissey, Joanne Froggatt and Bally Gill all feature in BBC One's new drama Sherwood, which is based on what happened in Annesley Woodhouse and the murders of newly-wed Chanel Taylor and 62-year-old ex-miner Keith Frogson in 2004.
Their two separate killers had gone to ground in woodland near the village, leading to one of the biggest police manhunts in British history. Along with this causing panic, the situation was complicated by a lingering distrust towards the arriving police officers after the miners' strike in 1984, according to Sherwood's creator James Graham who grew up in the village.
David Morrissey, who has appeared in The Walking Dead and The Missing, plays police chief Ian St Clair in the new show. The star said he had been 'fascinated' to learn more about the two murders, and about the affect of the miners' strike on the area.
