South Riding
20/02/2011



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
Sarah Burton


David Morrissey
Robert Carne


Penelope Wilton
Mrs Beddows


Peter Firth
Anthony Snaith


John Henshaw
Alfred Huggins


Douglas Henshall
Joe Astell
Katherine McGolpin
Midge Carne


Lydia Wilson
Muriel Carne
Daniel West
Young Robert Carne


Charlie May-Clark
Lydia


Janine Mellor
Bessy Warbuckle


Shaun Dooley
Mr Holly


Jennifer Hennessy
Mrs Holly


Brid Brennan
Mrs Sigglesthwaite


Penny Layden
Mrs Huggins
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