TV SERIES 1 SEASONS 20 Feb 2011
Overview
Seasons
Network

The Plot

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.

Top Billed 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

Created By

Andrew Davies
Creator

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Miniseries

3 Episodes
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