South Riding
2011 · 1 season · 3 episodes · Drama
The lives and loves of a 1930s Yorkshire town explored in a passionate tale of politics in small places. South Riding charts the story of Sarah Burton's homecoming to Yorkshire in 1934 after twenty years teaching in London and the Empire. After a fiery interview with a conservative interview panel, outspoken Sarah takes up her first headmistress-ship at Kiplington High School for Girls, determined to demonstrate to her new pupils that the future is theirs for the taking.
Seasons
1 season · 3 episodes- 1
Episode 1
20 Feb 2011 1h
Sarah arrives at the school, determined to transform both the teaching and the buildings.
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Episode 2
27 Feb 2011 1h
Sarah’s ambitions for her school find their focus in Lydia Holly, the gifted oldest child of a labourer and his wife who live with six children in the nearby shanty town.
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Episode 3
6 Mar 2011 1h
Sarah throws herself into work to take her mind off the pain of unrequited love.
Cast
Anna Maxwell Martin Sarah Burton
David Morrissey Robert Carne
Penelope Wilton Mrs Beddows
Peter Firth Anthony Snaith
John Henshaw Alfred Huggins
Douglas Henshall Joe Astell Katherine McGolpin Midge Carne
Lydia Wilson Muriel Carne Daniel West Young Robert Carne
Charlie May-Clark Lydia
Janine Mellor Bessy Warbuckle
Shaun Dooley Mr HollyReviews 0
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