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.
as Sarah Burton
as Robert Carne
as Mrs Beddows
as Anthony Snaith
as Alfred Huggins
as Joe Astell
as Midge Carne
as Muriel Carne
as Young Robert Carne
as Lydia
as Bessy Warbuckle
as Mr Holly
as Mrs Holly
as Mrs Sigglesthwaite
as Mrs Huggins
