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South Riding

South Riding

S1 · E1

IMDB:

6.9
South Riding

Released

2/20/2011

Duration

1h 0m

Genre

Drama

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Anna Maxwell Martin, David Morrissey, Penelope Wilton

Overview

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.

Episodes

Episode 1EP 1Available

Episode 1

60m0.0

Sarah arrives at the school, determined to transform both the teaching and the buildings.

Episode 2EP 2Available

Episode 2

60m0.0

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 3EP 3Available

Episode 3

60m0.0

Sarah throws herself into work to take her mind off the pain of unrequited love.

Cast

Anna Maxwell Martin

Sarah Burton

Anna Maxwell Martin

David Morrissey

Robert Carne

David Morrissey

Penelope Wilton

Mrs Beddows

Penelope Wilton

Peter Firth

Anthony Snaith

Peter Firth

John Henshaw

Alfred Huggins

John Henshaw

Douglas Henshall

Joe Astell

Douglas Henshall

Katherine McGolpin

Midge Carne

Katherine McGolpin

Lydia Wilson

Muriel Carne

Lydia Wilson

Daniel West

Young Robert Carne

Daniel West

Charlie May-Clark

Lydia

Charlie May-Clark

Janine Mellor

Bessy Warbuckle

Janine Mellor

Shaun Dooley

Mr Holly

Shaun Dooley

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