Deadly rivals

Monica Dolan on Sherwood's final showdown

- TESS LAMACRAFT, SEAN MARLAND, ALISON SLADE

Ashfield’s two crime matriarchs – Ann Branson and Daphne Sparrow – are locked in a bitter struggle for survival as the second season of Sherwood comes to a tense climax this week.

The current run began with the murder of Ann’s son, Nicky, sparking a wave of violence in the former mining community.