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Sherwood · Season 2 · BBC iPlayer

Sherwood Season 2

Sherwood Season 2 is a MUST-WATCH, BollyMeter 8.8/10. 6 episodes on BBC iPlayer from 25 August 2024.

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BollyMeter8.8/10Metacritic season score of 87 sustained from Series 1; The Times and The Guardian both awarded 100/100, with critics noting Graham's feel for community grief remained undimmed.

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What BollyAI Thinks

The second series returned in August 2024 with the same six-episode format, the same Nottinghamshire geography, and a new crime that reopens questions the first series deliberately left unsettled. Critics who had praised the debut found their confidence rewarded: The Times and The Guardian both scored it 100/100, noting Graham's command of community-as-character had not softened. The ensemble expanded with Lindsay Duncan and Robert Lindsay joining the returning core, and the writing continued to treat the miners'-strike history not as background texture but as the actual subject of the drama. Where series 1 introduced the fault lines, series 2 shows what it costs to live along them for another forty years - the compromises made, the silences maintained, the loyalties that can no longer be distinguished from habit.

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The Room

  • Graham's talent for understanding the human condition is every bit as potent as last time.
    The Times
  • Like the original, it's stuffed to the gills with brilliant performances. The old guard remain immaculate.
    The Guardian

Season Over Season

Series 2 deepens rather than escalates, trusting the audience's investment in the community enough to move from revelation to consequence.