South Riding

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.

• Winifred HoltbyWriter
• Rob LaneOriginal Music Composer

• Anna Maxwell MartinSarah Burton
• David MorrisseyRobert Carne
• Penelope WiltonMrs Beddows
• Peter FirthAnthony Snaith
• John HenshawAlfred Huggins
• Douglas HenshallJoe Astell
• Katherine McGolpinMidge Carne
• Lydia WilsonMuriel Carne
• Daniel WestYoung Robert Carne
• Charlie May-ClarkLydia
• Janine MellorBessy Warbuckle
• Shaun DooleyMr Holly