3.358 minSeason 2 • Episode 6
LatestThe Sparrows are on the warpath and Ann is the target. The various threads of the investigation finally come together, as the community looks to the future.
Old grudges, new rivalries. A tangled web of murder and revenge spirals in a fractured Nottinghamshire mining community. Powerful drama with Lesley Manville and David Morrissey.
Acting
Manville and Morrissey weaponize restraint.
Direction
Barnard makes Nottinghamshire a character.
Writing
Dialogue so natural it stings.
Lesley Manville
Julie Jackson
Lorraine Ashbourne
Daphne Sparrow
Perry Fitzpatrick
Rory Sparrow
Philip Jackson
Mickey Sparrow
David Morrissey
DCS Ian St Clair
Michael Balogun
Harry Summers
Christine Bottomley
Rachel Crossley
Stephen Dillane
Roy Branson
Monica Dolan
Ann Branson
Robert Emms
Samuel Warner
David Harewood
Denis Bottomley
Aisling Loftus
Sandy Waters
Jorden Myrie
Marcus Clarke
Sharlene Whyte
Pam Bottomley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Inspired by real 2004 'Spy-vs-Spy' murders in Nottinghamshire during the miners' strike aftermath.
Barnard cast actual locals; the pub scenes feature real former miners whose silences carry documentary weight.
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