Shoot to kill

David Harewood joins the cast as Ashfield is hit by gun crime

Set in Ashfield, a Nottinghamshire town divided by the legacy of the 1984 miners’ strike, the first season of Sherwood was a huge hit with viewers as it centred on two shocking murders and delved into issues such as organised crime and ‘spy cops’.

Now, the award-winning drama is back on BBC1 for a second season that focuses on the wave of gun crime that once earned Nottingham the unenviable nickname ‘Shottingham’.

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David Morrissey is among the original members of the starry cast who are reprising their roles, joined by a number of new faces including Oliver Huntingdon as drug dealer Ryan Bottomley.