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Nottingham Post
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Annie Roberts

BBC Sherwood: Joanne Froggatt's career from soap opera teen to Downton Abbey star

BBC's latest drama Sherwood is set to start on our screens on Monday night and joining the cast is Downton Abbey star Joanne Froggatt. The 41-year-old actress is set to join the star-studded line-up of the new BBC One thriller, alongside Robert Glenister, David Morrissey, Adeel Akhtar, Lesley Manville and Alun Armstrong.

The six-part series, which is inspired in parts by true events, has been created by award-winning playwright and dramatist, James Graham. Set in a Nottinghamshire mining village, the series sees two shocking and unexpected murders lead to one of the largest manhunts in British history.

If you're tuning in to watch the new programme, you may wonder where you recognise the familiar face of actress Joanne Froggatt from. She's perhaps best known for playing lady's maid Anna Bates in the Downton Abbey period drama series from 2010 to 2015 and subsequently in the two movies that have followed in 2019 and 2022.

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