FANS are all saying the same thing after watching the first two episodes of Sherwood - they cant get enough of the shows truly stellar cast.<\/p>\n
Gosh. #Sherwood. What a cast! So many familiar faces! one keen viewer tweeted.<\/p>\n
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Wow, #Sherwood is brilliant multi-layered, thoughtful, mature, and such a great cast. Best thing Ive seen in ages, another gushed.<\/p>\n
A third viewer commented that the show is brilliantly cast and gripping and full of dread.<\/p>\n
Great first episode of #Sherwood and the cast is a whos who of the cream of British talent, should be a good few weeks! a fourth fan added.<\/p>\n
Another viewer praised the shows impressive cast while also pointing out the shows Notts County blunder in the first episode.<\/p>\n
The BBC thriller began airing on Monday this week. It took the prime 9pm slot with the second episode following suit on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The six-part series follows a small-town constabulary in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, which has been tasked with solving two unexpected and seemingly unconnected killings. The deaths rock the local community and soon lead to a large-scale manhunt.<\/p>\n
The thrillers large ensemble cast includes David Morrissey, who leads the series as Detective Chief Superintendent Ian St Clair. Viewers might recognise him from Doctor Who and The Walking Dead.<\/p>\n
Off to a great start; almost anyone Ive seen so far could lead the cast, but thrilled to see David Morrissey. #Sherwood, one fan tweeted in support of the actors casting.<\/p>\n
Spooks actor Robert Glenister plays Detective Inspector Kevin Salisbury from the Metropolitan Police, and hes leading the investigation alongside Ian St Clair. However, the pair must put aside their decades-long rivalry to uncover the truth about these deaths.<\/p>\n
The detective duo is joined on screen by The Crowns Leslie Ann Manville, Utopia star Adeel Akhtar, New Tricks alum Alun Armstrong and Lewis actor Clare Holman.<\/p>\n
Wow, thats a lot of British talent, but its not all.<\/p>\n
Rounding out Sherwoods star-studded cast are two Downton Abbey main-stays: Joanne Froggatt and Kevin Doyle. The duo were most recently seen on the big screen in Downton Abbey: A New Era.<\/p>\n
Sherwoods plot is a fictionalised retelling of a true story and comes from the award-winning playwright and dramatist James Graham.<\/p>\n
It means the world to have this opportunity to bring the voices of a community I grew up in to BBC One, James said.<\/p>\n
He continued: So much is spoken about the divisions and difficulties in these Red Wall towns, but theyre not always understood.<\/p>\n
I feel so honoured to be able to tell a fictionalised story about a very real trauma, but with the humour and heart and resilience of the people I know and love there.<\/p>\n
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