South Riding

South Riding

2011
★★★☆☆ 6.9/10
📺 1 Season
🎬 3 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 60 min/episode
Drama
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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Seasons

Season 1
2011 • 3 Episodes
Sarah arrives at the school, determined to transform both the teaching and the buildings.

Cast

Anna Maxwell Martin
Anna Maxwell Martin
Sarah Burton
David Morrissey
David Morrissey
Robert Carne
Penelope Wilton
Penelope Wilton
Mrs Beddows
Peter Firth
Peter Firth
Anthony Snaith
John Henshaw
John Henshaw
Alfred Huggins
Douglas Henshall
Douglas Henshall
Joe Astell

Crew

Writer
Winifred Holtby
Producer
Anne Pivcevic, Lisa Osborne, Rebecca Eaton

Network

BBC One

Production

BBC Worldwide, BBC

Keywords

collegenorthern englandyorkshireteacherminiserieshistoricalbritish historyhistorical dramasocial history1930s