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South Riding

TV-14 Drama

Starring: Anna Maxwell Martin, David Morrissey, Penelope Wilton, Peter Firth, John Henshaw

Writer: Winifred Holtby

Release Date:
February 20, 2011
Ratings:
6.9 / 10
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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.