South Riding (2011)
| First Air Date: | 2011, February 20 |
| Last Air Date: | 2011, March 6 |
| Status: | Ended |
| Seasons: | 1 |
| Episodes: | 3 |
| Episode Runtime: | 60 min |
| Created by: | Andrew Davies |
| Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Production: | BBC Worldwide, BBC |
| Cast: | Penelope Wilton, Shaun Dooley, Peter Firth, David Morrissey, Lydia Wilson, Anna Maxwell Martin, Brid Brennan, Douglas Henshall, John Henshaw, Penny Layden, Charlie May-Clark, Jennifer Hennessy |
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.