South Riding

Series

South Riding

6.920111 seasonTV-14Drama
United Kingdom
Age rating
TV-14
Creator
Andrew Davies
Year
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.

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Created by

Andrew Davies

Written by

Winifred Holtby

Produced by

Lisa Osborne