South Riding
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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Anna Maxwell Martin
Sarah Burton · 3 eps
David Morrissey
Robert Carne · 3 eps
Penelope Wilton
Mrs Beddows · 3 eps
Peter Firth
Anthony Snaith · 3 eps
John Henshaw
Alfred Huggins · 3 eps
Douglas Henshall
Joe Astell · 3 eps
Katherine McGolpin
Midge Carne · 3 eps
Lydia Wilson
Muriel Carne · 3 eps
Daniel West
Young Robert Carne · 3 eps
Charlie May-Clark
Lydia · 3 eps
Janine Mellor
Bessy Warbuckle · 3 eps
Shaun Dooley
Mr Holly · 3 eps
Jennifer Hennessy
Mrs Holly · 3 eps
Brid Brennan
Mrs Sigglesthwaite · 3 eps
Penny Layden
Mrs Huggins · 3 eps
