Details
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.
- Drama
- English
Cast & Crew
- Anna Maxwell Martin , David Morrissey , Penelope Wilton , Peter Firth , John Henshaw , Douglas Henshall , Katherine McGolpin , Lydia Wilson
- Winifred Holtby, Anne Pivcevic, Lisa Osborne, Rebecca Eaton, Hilary Martin