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.
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Cast
- Anna Maxwell MartinSarah Burton
- David MorrisseyRobert Carne
- Penelope WiltonMrs Beddows
- Peter FirthAnthony Snaith
- John HenshawAlfred Huggins
- Douglas HenshallJoe Astell
- Katherine McGolpinMidge Carne
- Lydia WilsonMuriel Carne
- Daniel WestYoung Robert Carne
- Charlie May-ClarkLydia
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- Andrew DaviesCreator
- Winifred HoltbyWriter
- Alan AlmondDirector of Photography
- Rob LaneOriginal Music Composer
- David HeadEditor
- Lisa OsborneProducer
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- Miniseries3 eps · 2011
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