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South Riding is a novel by Winifred Holtby, published posthumously in 1936. The book is set in the fictional South Riding of Yorkshire: the inspiration being the East Riding rather than the modern South Yorkshire; Holtby's mother, Alice, was the first alderwoman on the East Riding County Council.
South Riding is a BBC serial in three parts from 2011, based on the 1936 novel South Riding by Winifred Holtby. It is directed by Diarmuid Lawrence and written by Andrew Davies. It stars Anna Maxwell Martin, David Morrissey, Peter Firth, Douglas Henshall, Penelope Wilton and John Henshaw.
Sarah Burton, the fiery young headmistress of the local girls' school; Mrs Beddows, the district's first alderwoman—based on Holtby's own mother; and Robert Carne, the conservative gentleman-farmer locked in a disastrous marriage—with whom the radical Sarah Burton falls in love.
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A new headmistress challenges the conservative community of South Riding with modern ideas and a love interest. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, and read user and critic reviews of this BAFTA-winning adaptation of Winifred Holtby's novel.
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South Riding: With Dorothy Tutin, Hermione Baddeley, Nigel Davenport, Judi Bowker. Headmistress Sarah Burton, a left-wing feminist, is disgusted by the social injustices faced by her pupils.
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South Riding. The lives, loves and politics of a 1930s Yorkshire community are explored in Andrew Davies's adaptation of Winifred Holtby's novel, starring...
Jan 1, 2011 · South Riding. Season 1. Andrew Davies adapts Winifred Holtby's novel for this three-part BBC period drama starring Anna Maxwell Martin and David Morrissey. In the aftermath of the First World War, Sarah Burton (Maxwell Martin) returns to Yorkshire from London.
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