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.
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Anna Maxwell MartinSarah Burton -
David MorrisseyRobert Carne -
Penelope WiltonMrs Beddows -
Peter FirthAnthony Snaith -
John HenshawAlfred Huggins -
Douglas HenshallJoe Astell -
Katherine McGolpinMidge Carne -
Lydia WilsonMuriel Carne -
Daniel WestYoung Robert Carne
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Charlie May-ClarkLydia -
Janine MellorBessy Warbuckle -
Shaun DooleyMr Holly -
Jennifer HennessyMrs Holly -
Brid BrennanMrs Sigglesthwaite -
Penny LaydenMrs Huggins
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