South Riding
2011·Show
·3Episodes in1Season·
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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.
British Period Drama1930s Social CommentaryStrong Female ProtagonistSmall-Town PoliticsRomantic DramaCharacter-DrivenEducational ReformHistorical AuthenticityClass & Gender IssuesSlow-Burn Narrative
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Directed by:
Diarmuid Lawrence
Written by:
Andrew Davies, Winifred Holtby
Produced by:
Lisa Osborne
Composed by:
Rob Lane
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