The long wait for the second series of award-winning BBC drama Sherwood is over. The new series starts this weekend with a double bill on Sunday and Monday nights at 9pm on BBC One.
It sees the return of lead character DCS Ian St Clair, played by David Morrissey, a role which earned him a Best Actor nomination at the 2022 RTS Awards. In a recent BBC interview David talked about his delight to be returning with a new series, "Once we started filming series one, I just fell in love with the character, I thought he was pretty wonderful and complex but slightly compromised at the same time. When it was floated that they might do a second series and James found a role for Ian, I was delighted".
He also revealed what the new series has in store for Ian, saying, "Ian has now left the police and he's heading up a new unit for the local council, which is a Violence Intervention Team, a unit that brings together all of the social services. It tries to join up everything from housing to public health to the police and emergency services."
The new series sees a host of new characters, as well as the return of existing cast members such as Lorraine Ashbourne, Philip Jackson and Perry Fitzpatrick. Nottinghamshire actor Jordan Myrie is one of the new cast members, playing Marcus Clarke.
When interviewed, writer James Graham talked about the new wave of talent from Nottinghamshire, such as Jorden, who appear in the series, "We wouldn't be able to make the show without them, I don’t think. There are a lot more younger actors in this series than the first, so it's a thrill for the older actors to be meeting a new generation of stars coming out of Nottinghamshire".
He also revealed some of the challenges he faced in writing a second series, saying, "It’s another difficult story in that while it isn’t based on any real event, it is inspired by a load of different violent occurrences that happened in Nottingham, and I always feel the weight of that responsibility. I want to get that right and handle that sensitively and to convey the truth of what it must feel like to live through a difficult time, in this case an outbreak of gun violence".
Watch the first episode at 9pm on Sunday 25th August on BBC One, followed by the second episode on Monday 26th at the same time. All episodes will also be available on BBC iPlayer.
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