Sarah Burton
Anna Maxwell Martin
Sarah Burton
South Riding
6.9
2011
1 Season • 3 Episodes
Drama
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.
Cast
Robert Carne
David Morrissey
Robert Carne
Mrs Beddows
Penelope Wilton
Mrs Beddows
Anthony Snaith
Peter Firth
Anthony Snaith
Alfred Huggins
John Henshaw
Alfred Huggins
Joe Astell
Douglas Henshall
Joe Astell
Midge Carne
Katherine McGolpin
Midge Carne
Muriel Carne
Lydia Wilson
Muriel Carne
Young Robert Carne
Daniel West
Young Robert Carne
Lydia
Charlie May-Clark
Lydia
Bessy Warbuckle
Janine Mellor
Bessy Warbuckle
Mr Holly
Shaun Dooley
Mr Holly
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