Sherwood Season 3 Adds Five New Members To The Cast Of The BBC Drama
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Rosalie Craig, Joe Dempsie, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Sue Johnston, and Peter Wight join the Sherwood series 3 cast. Get the details here.
The filming has started on series three of the award-winning Sherwood. It is the critically acclaimed Nottinghamshire drama for BBC iPlayer and BBC One. The show is from multi-award-winning James Graham and House Productions. House Productions is part of BBC Studios.
The third series sees a mixture of new and returning cast, including Rosalie Craig (Riot Women, The Hack), Joe Dempsie (Get Millie Black, Toxic Town), Kirby Howell-Baptiste (The Sandman, Sugar), Sue Johnston (True Love, The Royle Family), Peter Wight (Another Year, A Confession), Ben Batt (Riot Women, Toxic Town), and Adam Long (Day of the Jackal, Masters of the Air). They join regular cast David Morrissey, Lorraine Ashbourne, Lesley Manville, Claire Rushbrook, Perry Fitzpatrick, Bill Jones and Robert Lindsay. Meanwhile, Lindsay Duncan and Robert Glenister also return. In addition, they reprise their roles from season one.
Hailed by critics as one of TV’s greatest dramas of recent years, Sherwood returns to the Nottinghamshire former mining community of Ashfield. This follows the dramatic conclusion of the Branson and Sparrow family feud in series two. Daphne Sparrow watched Ann Branson, the matriarch of her criminal family, disappear into the depths of the reservoir.
THE NEW SEASON
Six months on, the third series of Sherwood sees a new family at its heart. The Wood family is the picture of working-class respectability – pillars of the community, volunteers at the local church. In particular, Zoe Wood (Craig) is a passionate campaigner on behalf of her town. Zoe’s husband, Alex Wood (Dempsie), is overseeing the construction of the new Gotham housing estate. This estate is being built in the shadows of Sherwood Forest. It is where they live with their kids and Zoe’s parents, Irene and Eric Bostall (Johnston and Wight). They are the estate’s first residents.
DI Zara Gill (Howell-Baptiste) spearheads the operation to identify the numerous human remains discovered in the reservoir after Ann’s drowning. The investigation uncovers a trail connecting several missing individuals to the Bransons’ criminal activities. However, one particular finding unexpectedly ties back to the Bostall family.
A BODY IS UNEARTHED
Forty years after his mysterious disappearance, authorities unearth Arthur Bostall’s body from Nottingham’s ancient caves, igniting a wave of unsettling questions about his murder and the motives behind it. The Wood and Bostall families confront painful memories as current events reveal deeper secrets that impact both the family and the wider community.
JAMES GRAHAM
Graham says:
“The joy of Sherwood for me is introducing brand new characters with exciting original stories each and every series, sitting alongside existing characters and actors I’ve grown to love. The new Wood family, despite their down-to-earth humour and charm, are going to be put through the most intense experience we’ve created yet – a normal family, in the most extraordinary situation which we hope will have audiences asking ‘what would I do?’ And we’ll be returning to other strands too – including Daphne Sparrow (Ashbourne) and her long-kept secret past…”
JULIETTE HOWELL
Juliette Howell, executive producer, comments:
“James Graham has once again crafted something truly special with this series, combining gripping storytelling with profound emotional truth in a family mystery that will have audiences hooked from the first frame. The Woods are a family you will be desperate to protect, even as you question everything about them and their actions. James continues to prove himself as one of British drama’s most vital voices, asking urgent questions about community, loyalty and justice that resonate far beyond Nottinghamshire.”
LINDSAY SALT
Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, adds:
“Across two series Sherwood resonated with millions of BBC viewers and I’m thrilled that it’s back with such a stellar cast for this third chapter. James Graham’s scripts are as gripping and unpredictable as ever, with some fantastically knotty new characters to enjoy. I can’t wait for people to see what’s in store.”
BEHIND THE SERIES
James Graham created and wrote Sherwood, serving as an executive producer as well. Clio Barnard returns to direct and executive produce, alongside Jack Casey, who also directs episodes in the series. Kath Mattock, known for her work on Murder, takes on the role of producer. House Productions, a part of BBC Studios, produces the series, with executive producers Juliette Howell, Tessa Ross, and Jo McClellan overseeing the project for the BBC. Lindsay Salt, the Director of BBC Drama, commissioned Sherwood, and BBC Studios is managing global sales.
Sherwood will return at a later date.
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