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South Riding

IMDb 6.9 2011 • 60 min • Drama

Director

N/A

Country

GB

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Anna Maxwell Martin
Anna Maxwell Martin Sarah Burton
David Morrissey
David Morrissey Robert Carne
Penelope Wilton
Penelope Wilton Mrs Beddows
Peter Firth
Peter Firth Anthony Snaith
John Henshaw
John Henshaw Alfred Huggins