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
- Anna Maxwell Martin as Sarah Burton
- David Morrissey as Robert Carne
- Penelope Wilton as Mrs Beddows
- Peter Firth as Anthony Snaith
- John Henshaw as Alfred Huggins
- Douglas Henshall as Joe Astell
- Katherine McGolpin as Midge Carne
- Lydia Wilson as Muriel Carne
- Daniel West as Young Robert Carne
- Charlie May-Clark as Lydia