SHERWOOD BBC 1 mon and tue 9pm. TV PACE NO SPOILERS

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Set in an Mining village sherwood sees David Morris set as a local police officer Ian st Clare whose community is still DIvided over events of 30yrs ago when the community decided to strike and those who crossed the picket lines to work

a local man is murdered and it causes old wounds to reopen

lesley mansville plays julie Jackson who lives across the road and is astranged from her sister

also staring alun Armstrong and Joanne froggat

6 episodes - on for 3w on a Monday and Tuesday night

I don't understand why arrow firing youth targetted the man who shouts "Scab" first if they are both looking for spycop. Shouldn't they be on the same side?

Ah but maybe that's what they want you to think 😉

I can't see it being Mrs Sparrow as spy cop because when she went round to Julie's house, she reminisced about the 3 of them going out together (her, Julie, and Julie's sister who's name escapes me). So all of them grew up in the village or at least lived their before they were married.

I’m not sure why some PPs are mentioning the number of middle aged white men in this. The story revolves around Nottinghamshire pit villages. Most miners at that time, living in those villages, were white men. Who exactly do they think should be playing these roles? There is diversity in the cast but primarily this is about working class miners, most of whom were white and would eventually grow up to become middle aged white men. I can’t see any issue with the casting on that basis.

I mentioned the middle aged white men very early on on this thread. It wasn't a complaint about casting or lack of diversity. It was simply that so many were introduced so quickly that I couldn't keep tab on who was who. I don't like having to distinguish by thinking 'oh the new Tricks Chap was the murdered NUM one, the footman from Downton was ... etc'

I know what you mean. I have difficulty recognising faces at the best of times but it took me ages to figure out who was who (I still have to ask DH from time to time). They do all look a bit similar to me.

I thought Stephen Thompkinson was great (and his accent seemed good to me) I first remember him in Drop the Dead Donkey in 1990.
There is something about all the characters having awful hair. Even the strange dyed area on the Met guy.
I presume it's to show that they are 'left behind' / haven't recovered their self-respect since the closing of the mines

The hair styles look about right to me.

Just caught up! I am enjoying it and wondering who will be spy cop. I am having to concentrate a bit more than usual at remembering who is who!

Helen said something about her safety in the phone convo with DCI Salisbury, so I think maybe she's in Witness Protection and that's why her file is restricted?

Loved that goofy "finger of suspicion" song.

Moxie!

I think Helen informed on someone, possibly someone close to her (Ian?) and is in Witness Protection because of it.

Not sure why "Moxie" would off himself if he only has weeks to live?

I'm still loving it but I think it's getting too complicated and not in a good way. If it weren't for the stellar cast I think it would be a dud.

Because he doesn't want to spend his last two weeks being interrogated? He knows too much and doesn't want to give anyone away? He can't stand the guilt?

Whoop. On tonight

Can't wait!

I was completely gobsmacked when Sarah got bashed - bloody hell.

So was i

i didn’t expect that till literally seconds before

Just wandering by to say that in RL St Clair was the name of an eminent scholar who wrote about the Romantic poets…..……

…..probably a complete coincidence but it’s been making my antennae twitch a bit.

Ooooh! And Ian made quite a thing about correcting it to ‘Sinclair’ in the first episodes.

I have my thoughts about him also. I can’t recall what episode it was but out of the blue he recited some poetry and it caught my attention as being a strange thing to do at the time.

Intriguing, thanks Halsall and Jelly

Argh! Being delayed because of Wimbledon. Just sat down in anticipation to watch.

Phew, just got in a slight tizz about Wimbledon about still being on BBC1 - they’ve shunted Sherwood to BBC2….

It’s starting now on BBC 2!

Thanks guys have switched over now. Will catch up after this episode!