Miniseries
3 episodes · Feb 20, 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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S1E1Episode 1
Feb 20, 201160mSarah arrives at the school, determined to transform both the teaching and the buildings.
S1E2Episode 2
Feb 27, 201160mSarah’s ambitions for her school find their focus in Lydia Holly, the gifted oldest child of a labourer and his wife who live with six children in the nearby shanty town.
S1E3Episode 3
Mar 6, 201160mSarah throws herself into work to take her mind off the pain of unrequited love.