About
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.
Cast
Anna Maxwell Martin
as Sarah Burton
David Morrissey
as Robert Carne
Penelope Wilton
as Mrs Beddows
Peter Firth
as Anthony Snaith
John Henshaw
as Alfred Huggins
Douglas Henshall
as Joe Astell
Katherine McGolpin
as Midge Carne
Lydia Wilson
as Muriel Carne
Daniel West
as Young Robert Carne
Charlie May-Clark
as Lydia
Janine Mellor
as Bessy Warbuckle
Shaun Dooley
as Mr Holly
Jennifer Hennessy
as Mrs Holly
Brid Brennan
as Mrs Sigglesthwaite
Penny Layden
as Mrs Huggins
Episodes
Miniseries
Episode 1
Sarah arrives at the school, determined to transform both the teaching and the buildings.
Episode 2
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.
Episode 3
Sarah throws herself into work to take her mind off the pain of unrequited love.
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