Fun fact: our seemingly insatiable thirst for dark and gritty crime dramas is at its most high.

That’s right; we’ve binged our way through the likes of DI Ray, The Staircase, The Sinner, Pieces Of Her and Trigger Point – and there are plenty more due to hit our screens later this year, too (think Suspect and The Pact, to name just two).

Now, we have a new must-watch crime show to add to the list in the form of BBC One’s Sherwood.

Here’s what you need to know about the six-part series.

What’s the plot of Sherwood?

As per the BBC’s press release, Sherwood – which is set in the Nottinghamshire mining village where writer James Graham grew up and is inspired in part by real events – sees “two shocking and unexpected murders shatter an already fractured community and spark a massive manhunt.”

BBC’s Sherwood: this new crime drama is inspired by real-life Nottinghamshire murders and is coming to our screens soon