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First trailer and release date revealed for new David Morrissey crime drama Sherwood
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30 May 2022, 11:05
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The BBC have announced when we can expect the true crime-inspired drama Sherwood to hit the small screen.
David Morrissey leads an all-star cast of Joanne Froggatt, Robert Glenister, Alun Armstrong, Lesley Manville, Adeel Akhtar and Claire Rushbrook, just to name a few. Quiz writer James Graham is behind the six-part series.
Alongside the intense first trailer, the BBC also announced Sherwood will start on Monday 13th June, with episodes airing on Mondays and Tuesdays at 9pm for three weeks on BBC One and iPlayer.
Sherwood is inspired by real events and is set in the Nottinghamshire mining village where show creator Graham grew up.
The synopsis reads: “At the heart of Sherwood lie two shocking and unexpected killings that shatter an already fractured community and spark a massive manhunt. As suspicion and antipathy build - both between lifelong neighbours and towards the police forces who descend on the town - the tragic killings threaten to inflame historic divisions sparked during the miners' strike three decades before.
Watch the trailer here:
“Sherwood is at once a compelling, contemporary crime drama that explores for the first time the controversial deployment of so-called ‘spycops’ around Britain, and a distinctly human story of a community forced to re-examine the terrible events of decades ago, for which it still bears the scars.”
The intense trailer starts with a police officer asking: “We’re investigating the muder of a local resident, can you think of anyone with any ongoing disputes?”
Set with footage of clashes between miners and police, Morrissey’s character says: “1984, this was the miners village. I know the potential to inflame divisions in the community. This place remembers.”
If you’re after more gritty drama, Ruth Wilson recently revealed that His Dark Materials season 3 will be the ‘most ambitious’ yet.
Sherwood starts Monday 13th June, 9pm on BBC One and iPlayer. Episodes will air every Monday and Tuesday at 9pm.
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