James Graham’s BBC Drama ‘Sherwood’ To End After Season 3

James Graham’s hit BBC drama Sherwood is to end after Season 3.

Graham told the first-ever episode of Sky’s Backstory with Cathy Newman that he is concluding the gang series set around where he grew up, although the prolific writer certainly isn’t slowing down.

Starring David Morrissey and Lesley Manville, Sherwood is inspired by the miners strikes and subsequent killings in an East Midlands town. The second series of Sherwood, inspired by the so-called ‘Shottingham’ gang wars that mired the region and Nottinghamshire community, concluded to acclaim and strong ratings in 2024. The third, again from House Productions, will kick off on the BBC in a few weeks’ time. Cast also includes Monica Dolan, David Harewood, Lorraine Ashbourne, Robert Lindsay, Perry Fitzpatrick, Christine Bottomley, Michael Balogun, Oliver Huntingdon and Bethany Asher.

“We’ve finished it, we’ve edited it, and it will be the last series, and it will be out in January, February time,” Graham told Newman’s new Sky show, which launches tomorrow.

Graham, whose credits include Quiz and Brexit: The Uncivil War, isn’t slowing down and told Newman that he has plans to turn his hit West End and Broadway play Punch into a TV show.

We previously told you that the play was transferring to the West End. Adapted from Jacob Dunne’s memoir, the play tells the story of how its author’s life changed forever when he delivered a fatal blow to a trainee paramedic. It is also set around Nottingham.