The BBC's harrowing thriller, Sherwood, has kept viewers captivated with its grisly tale of a double killing set against the backdrop of a town still scarred by the miners' strike.
And the six-parter was inspired by two real-life tragedies that sparked the biggest police manhunt Nottinghamshire Police has ever seen.
In unconnected attacks, delusional Robert Boyer killed ex-miner Keith Frogson with a crossbow and samurai sword while Terry Rodgers shot his own daughter just weeks after walking her down the aisle.