BBC confirms hit drama will return for second series with star-studded cast

THE BBC has confirmed a hit drama will return for a second series with its star-studded cast.

Sherwood will be back for another instalment - with filming set to begin this summer.

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The drama, which made its debut last year on BBC One, follows a divided police force.

It saw 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 (David 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 Sun can reveal that Sherwood's two biggest stars Lesley Manville and David Morrissey will reprise their roles.

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Award-winning writer James Graham has also returned and penned a brand new storyline.

In series two viewers will watch as two crimes devastate the community.

While the themes will be similar to the first series, producers will tell the story through a modern-day lense.

The rest of the drama's cast is yet to be revealed by the Beeb.

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Sherwood's first series is nominated for three TV BAFTA Awards, which takes place this Sunday.

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