KILLING SPREE
Will there be a season 2 of Sherwood?
BBC drama Sherwood has come to an end - with the undercover cop finally revealed.
Fans of the BBC One show - which was led by Lesley Manville and David Morrissey - are now keen to know if there will be a second series.
Will there be a season two of Sherwood?
Good news for fans of the show - the BBC has renewed Sherwood for a second season.
Like season one, series creator and writer James Graham will once again draw on the history of the Nottinghamshire mining village in which he grew up.
The promised that new episodes will continue to explore the "the lives and legacy of those governed by Britain’s industrial past".
They added that it would include "stories from communities of the 'red wall' towns, the controversial deployment of so-called 'spy-cops' and how seismic ripples from the past can come back to haunt the present"..
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Graham said: "I’ve been so deeply moved by the response to .
"These stories come from my home, and I want to specifically express gratitude to my community for whom I know these subjects can be difficult, but – I hope – important ones to explore.
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"The East Midlands and former 'red wall' areas like it are never just one thing, politically or culturally, and it’s been the honour of my life to give voice and character to a place I love.
"It’s a county of great stories and legends, past and present, and I can’t wait to show audiences more.
"It’s also a joy to see our incredible cast be so celebrated, along with lead director Lewis Arnold, who I owe a great debt, and Ben Williams.
"None of this would have been possible without House Productions championing and supporting me every step of the way, and without the public service remit of the BBC."
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What happened in the first series of the BBC drama?
Warning - spoilers from season one of Sherwood
Two tragic murders threaten to inflame historic divisions sparked during the miners' strike that tore families apart three decades before.
To solve the case, police inspectors Ian St Clair (Morrissey), from the local constabulary, and Kevin Salisbury (Robert Glenister) from the Met, reunite and bury a rivalry that stretched back to 1984, in an attempt to heal wounds, and catch a killer.
The drama opens with the murder of Gary Jackson - shot dead with a bow and arrow.
The former miner is a controversial figure in the village after joining the strike in the 1980s, creating huge division and animosity in a village where many crossed the picket line to return to work..
DCS St Clair finds much of Gary's arrest during the strikes redacted - leading to police believing the shooting is related to the troubles back in the eighties.
Salisbury arrives from the Met to help and we soon learn that the two coppers share history from the strikes.
The pair become convinced the murder is connected to a "spy cop" with Salisbury tracking down St Clair's wife as a possibility.
Suspicion falls upon the Sparrow family, who own an archery business, but as shootings continue while they are being held by cops they are released,
A second storyline follows train driver Andy Fisher whose train is struck by an arrow.
The interfering father - who lives next door to his son and new wife Claire Rushbrook - kills his daughter-in-law in a fit of rage after she confronts him for constantly entering their home without knocking.
He flees to the woods where Scott Rowley - the real killer of Gary - is hiding.
Andy is eventually caught, with Scott captured a day after with cop finally discovering there is no relation to the spy cop going under the name of Keats.
But the culprit has already been revealed as Daphne Sparrow with DCS St Clair promising to keep her secret.
The fictional series is based upon two real life murders which led to a 600-officer strong manhunt.
In July 2004, Robert Boyer shot ex-miner Keith "Froggy" Frogson with a crossbow on his doorstep, before hacking him to death with a sword and setting fire to his home.
Later that month, Terry Rodgers was living in his daughter Chanel's home in Huthwaite when he shot her four times, just weeks after her wedding.
Although the two murders were not connected in any way, both killers fled into woodland near Annesley Woodhouse, Notts, remaining at large for weeks while police tried to hunt them down.
Rodgers eluded police for nearly three weeks after constructing a shelter in the woods, and was finally found on August 16, 2004, the day after Boyer had been discovered.
Rodgers, 55, admitted the manslaughter of newly-wed daughter Chanel on the grounds of diminished responsibility, but denied her murder.
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However, prosecutors refused to accept his plea, and a murder trial was set for March 6, 2006, but he went on hunger strike and died in February 2006 - he never disclosed why he killed her.
Boyer, 42, later pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Frogson and at Nottingham Crown Court was given an indefinite hospital order.
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