South Riding (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.
Drama
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
- Daniel West — Young Robert Carne
- Charlie May-Clark — Lydia
- Janine Mellor — Bessy Warbuckle
- Shaun Dooley — Mr Holly
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