South Riding

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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  • Episode 1
    S1E1

    Episode 1

    Feb 20, 201160m

    Sarah arrives at the school, determined to transform both the teaching and the buildings.

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  • Episode 2
    S1E2

    Episode 2

    Feb 27, 201160m

    Sarah’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.

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  • Episode 3
    S1E3

    Episode 3

    Mar 6, 201160m

    Sarah throws herself into work to take her mind off the pain of unrequited love.

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