James Graham, the writer behind Sherwood, grew up in a North Nottinghamshire village. He was a student by the time news of two tragic murders that happened near Annesley Woodhouse broke, shaking locals and the wider community in 2004.
It is this tragedy that James drew inspiration from when penning his new six-part series. While Mr Graham points out that the BBC production is a fictional crime drama, just how close to real life events is the show?
Here's a round up of the first two episodes of Sherwood and, below that, the actual events which inspired the series.
