Hearing reviews comparing Sherwood to Happy Valley and Broadchurch, I had high expectations that sadly the show could not reach. What started out as a fairly interesting whodunnit devolved into a confused and, worst of all, boring slog.
The central mystery relies too heavy on past events, and although the flashback scenes were some of the most interesting, really hurt the plotting. There were several intertwined stories that didn't really work well together as you'd expect from a TV show (I suppose by virtue of being inspired by true events). And the "final" mystery really didn't connect well with the main story. All in all just a confusing mess.
The central mystery relies too heavy on past events, and although the flashback scenes were some of the most interesting, really hurt the plotting. There were several intertwined stories that didn't really work well together as you'd expect from a TV show (I suppose by virtue of being inspired by true events). And the "final" mystery really didn't connect well with the main story. All in all just a confusing mess.