James Graham’s acclaimed detective series has nothing to do with Robin Hood. Despite the Sheriff of Nottingham making her debut in the new series, Sherwood is a gritty and powerful drama that puts a spotlight on the miners’ strikes of the 1980s and is loosely based on two real-life trade union murders from 2004.
The upcoming second series is expected to further explore the themes that made the first so popular with its audience, such as family, loyalty and justice. Set in the present day, viewers will be introduced to two new families who find themselves tangled in a complex web of deceit and betrayal.
