Sherwood (2022 TV series)

Sherwood is a British television crime drama series created and written by James Graham. It stars David Morrissey and is inspired by real life murders in Nottinghamshire, England in 2004. The first episode of the six-episode series aired on BBC One on 13 June 2022. It has been renewed for a second series.

Plot
Set in a Nottinghamshire mining village, two shocking killings shatter an already fractured community with a dark past. Divisions from the 1984-85 miners' strike have persisted. The story is loosely based on the murder of trade unionist Keith Frogson in 2004, and begins with the murder of a former union activist, Gary Jackson (Alun Armstrong). Jackson's interest in former police covert activities within the community leads the police to suspect a connection with the miners' strike.

Cast

 * David Morrissey as DCS Ian St Clair
 * George Howard as young Ian
 * Lesley Manville as Julie Jackson
 * Poppy Gilbert as young Julie Jackson
 * Robert Glenister as DI Kevin Salisbury
 * Tom Glenister as young Kevin
 * Kevin Doyle as Fred Rowley
 * Claire Rushbrook as Cathy Rowley
 * Lorraine Ashbourne as Daphne Sparrow
 * Terence Maynard as DS Cleaver
 * Perry Fitzpatrick as Rory Sparrow
 * Andrea Lowe as DI Taylor
 * Philip Jackson as Mickey Sparrow
 * Clare Holman as Helen St Clair
 * Adam Hugill as Scott Rowley
 * Pip Torrens as Commissioner Charles Dawes
 * Adeel Akhtar as Andy Fisher
 * Bally Gill as Neel Fisher
 * Joanne Froggatt as Sarah Vincent
 * Nadine Marshall as Jenny Harris
 * Don Gilet as Jacob Harris
 * Sunetra Sarker as Sheriff of Nottingham
 * Ace Bhatti as Vinay Chakarbati
 * Lindsay Duncan as Jennifer Hale
 * Jonathan Harden as Reverend Wells
 * Christopher Fairbank as Bill Raggett
 * Stephen Tompkinson as Warnock
 * Mark Addy as Ron St. Clair
 * Mark Frost as Martín St. Clair
 * Callum Hymers as young Martin
 * Chanel Cresswell as Rosie Jackson
 * Neil Ashton as Carl
 * Safia Oakley-Green as Cinderella Jackson
 * Alun Armstrong as Gary Jackson

Reception
The series received critical acclaim. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, it holds an approval rating of 100% based on 16 reviews, with an average score of 8.9/10. The website's critical consensus reads "A gripping mystery that draws immense power from its sterling cast and the specificity of its location, Sherwood is such a rich series that it makes the competition look all the poorer."

The Telegraph gave it five stars and declared it "the best BBC drama of the year so far". Lucy Mangan of The Guardian also gave the finale five out of five stars, remarking that the series "didn’t falter in its intricate plotting, attention to detail or its perfect evocation of place". Nick Hilton of The Independent gave it four stars, calling Graham's writing "sympathetic, vibrant storytelling".

The first episode was watched 4,855,000 times on iPlayer alone during 2022, making it the 9th most viewed individual programme on the platform that year.