South Riding

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.

Main 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