thank you the highly acclaimed series Sherwood is coming back for a second season and we've got all the juicy details for you the BBC and House Productions have just revealed the star-studded cast and some fresh insights into this gripping series created by James Graham who hails from Nottingham ready to be blown away by the talents of some incredible actors there's somebody out there somebody at the door leading the pack are The Talented David Harewood known for his roles in Homeland and the night manager alongside the versatile Robert line say whose credits include Maleficent 2 and my family joining them is the brilliant Monica Dolan from Black Mirror and Charlene white from Stephen and small ax it also includes Stephen Delane from Game of Thrones Ria's mitroix eisling Loftus Robert Ms Michael baligan Christine bottomley Oliver Huntington Jordan Miri and Kona Dean but that's not all this new season will be directed by the renowned Cleo Barnard The Mastermind behind Ali Ava and the selfish Giant with such an exceptional team behind the camera you know you're in for a treat if you love the first season you'll be delighted to hear that some familiar faces will be returning to reprise their roles the likes of David Morrissey Leslie Manville and Lorraine Ashbourne will be back to take us on another thrilling Journey the accolades for Sherwood's first season speak for themselves with baft a wins and nominations as well as an RTS Award for best drama series and can we just take a moment to appreciate the impressive 7.5 million viewers the show garnered in the UK alone it's no wonder it became one of the most watched new dramas in Britain that year so mark your calendars folks Sherwood's second season is currently in production for BBC One nbb CA player with this remarkable cast and creative team we can't wait to see what gripping twists and turns await Us in this next chapter [Applause] [Music]