SHERWOOD S2 - sun&mon 9pm BBC 1 - TV PACE NO SPOILERS

[Blondeshavemorefun]

Yah. It’s back !!!

After a two-year wait since season 1, the BBC has finally confirmed when Sherwood (https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/sherwood-season-2-first-look-newsupdate/)
will be back on our screens.

Series one here

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/telly_addicts/4566760-sherwood-bbc-1-mon-and-tue-9pm-tv-pace-no-spoilers

E6 recap for memories sake

https://reelmockery.com/sherwood-season-1-finale-episode-6-recap/amp/

The critically acclaimed crime drama will officially return for season 2 on Sunday 25th August at 9pm, while episode 2 will then air on Monday 26th.

The new six-part series will take us back to the Nottinghamshire town Sherwood and the small ex-mining community still scarred by divisions caused by the 1980s miners’ strike.

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David Morrissey is back as Detective Chief Superintendent Ian St Clair while Lesley Manville and Lorraine Ashbourne are also returning. They'll be joined by David Harewood, Robert Lindsay, Monica Dolan and Sharlene Whyte, as two new families brought into the mix.

The first series of Sherwood focused on a community still reeling from the use of "spycops", a practice in which police officers were sent deep undercover to infiltrate groups that opposed government policy

These had been used during the miners’ strike in the 1980s and the community had never recovered from the betrayal and the divisions it caused. The series saw DCI Ian St Clair (David Morrissey) investigating a crossbow murder, which stirred up old but still raw tensions.
We saw him teaming up with DI Kevin Salisbury (Robert Glenister) and attempting to bury the long-held rivalries that had existed between them since the 1980s. At the crux of the murder was the shock revelation that one of the town’s key residents was originally an undercover cop.
Sherwood season 2 plot
Sherwood season 2 further explores the themes of fractured communities and the political turmoil in today’s Britain, introducing two new families to the town. Meanwhile a newly appointed Sheriff of Nottingham is passionately fighting local government and business leaders to stop a proposed new mine coming to the area. The mine would bring much-needed jobs but is also an unwelcome reminder of the legacy that has blighted the community for so long...

The turmoil in Nottinghamshire’s ex-coal mining community continues into this second series with more violence plus organised crime running rampant. Caught up in the middle are the Sparrow family — mum Daphne (Lorraine Ashbourne), dad Mickey (Philip Jackson) and sons Ronan and Rory (Bill, Jones, Perry Fitzpatrick). New cast includes Monica Dolan as tough local mum Ann Branson, plus David Harewood and Sharlene Whyte as brother and sister Dennis and Pam. Robert Lindsay also stars as a controversial local businessman with big ambitions.
David Morrissey is back as retired detective Ian St Clair and Lesley Manville again plays widowed Julie Jackson.

Sherwood season 2 new cast members
Sherwood season 2 has plenty of new characters and therefore new cast. Look out for Homeland star David Harewood as Dennis Bottomley and Sharlene Whyte (Stephen) plays Dennis's sister Pam Bottomley. Other new cast are Monica Dolan (The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (https://www.whattowatch.com/features/the-thief-his-wife-and-the-canoe-release-date-cast-plot-trailer-and-all-you-need-to-know)) as Ann Branson and Stephen Dillane as her husband, while Robert Lindsay (My Family) and Robert Emms star, with Ria Zm
itrowicz, Aisling Loftus, Michael Balogun, Christine Bottomley, Oliver Huntingdon, Jorden Myrie, Conor Deane and Bethany Asher.

I’m struggling to watch it. It’s awful. So contrived. I think someone has placed a bet as to how many times you can mention Ashfield in one series. A real letdown after the first series.

Nowhere as good in the role as Alan Rickman.

Oh, come on! It's teetering on the edge of 'so bad it's good', like some of the dafter LoD (Thandie Newton and her suppurating arm? 😄).

Those three Dumb, Dumber and Dumbest are farcical.

I just remembered I saw a drama years ago with David Morrissey in and Ann Branson/the postmistress from Mr Bates stalking him.

E4 recap

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/sep/02/sherwood-series-two-episode-four-recap-toe-scrunchingly-agonising

Guardian dismally fail to see the comic possibilities. I'd like to think that Nancy Banks-Smith would have had a lot of fun with this.

Oh you'd be surprised. I work with adults with LD and I think I've heard of all sorts over the years!

How have they not worked out DI Marcus Clarke (Jorden Myrie) is the snitch

Is it me or are the accents much more pronounced than series one? except Daphne of course.

Last week, in one scene, I got the sense that St Clair was suspicious of Marcus. Anyone else feel that? But nothing to back that up this week.

Shouldn't be hard to find out who the inside person is. Hardly anyone knew she was going to be wearing a wire so surely St Clair brings in the person fixing up the wire & asks who she told.

Daphne said to St Clair she was convinced there was a leak ...

BTW, interested to see in local media that much of the filming in 'Nottinghamshire' was actually done just up the road from me in Lancs! Not that I could claim to have spotted it myself.

@bellamumsnet!

Well I’m loving it!! Especially ice cool stephie who no one suspects 😄
Compared to all the tripe we usually get on tele, I’m totally gripped by this.
Am frum Notts too 😉

I'm Enjoying as well 😄

enjoying this

only seen 2 episodes though

Her accent is awful. But I'm struggling with a lot of the accents in this series, tbh. I only really know the Notts accent from watching This Is England, but I know l that it's pretty distinctive. Very few are hitting the mark here.

I don't understand how the social worker accepted the story of 'cousins' coming to look after Steffi without any kind of checks. She's a vulnerable adult ffs.
Also why didn't St Clair go back to the police station and raise hell about who leaked about the Sparrow woman wearing a wire?
Monica Dolan is amazing in this. She's actually quite scary.

Also why didn't St Clair go back to the police station and raise hell about who leaked about the Sparrow woman wearing a wire?

Not sure that'd be a smart move, tbf. He might be better playing his cards closer to his chest. But yeah, the social worker just swallowing the 'cousins' line was ridiculous.

Yes you are right but he didn't even say anything about finding out who leaked.

She is 18 tho so can make her own choices as such. Or choices made my her brother

Exactly. As if this would ever happen. There would be thorough checks. No way would they accept the word and reference of a violent, banged up murderer even if she is over 18 and he's her brother.

Not to mention the fact that the sister needs to be under armed guard protection and questioned thoroughly about the recent killings of her step mum and uncle.
She could still be a target.

Great point! Her parents were murdered while in police protection so the police decide to return her to her home and don't even check who is looking after her?!!

You had to suspend disbelief when the Sparrows were discussing the case with the two policemen and the door behind them was wide open 🙄