South Riding
2011 · BBC One · 60 min · 1 season
S01E03 · Episode 3
Mon, 7 Mar, 8:00 am
Sarah throws herself into work to take her mind off the pain of unrequited love, while Carne comes to terms with the idea that Muriel can never be restored to him.
About
The lives and loves of a 1930s Yorkshire town explored in a passionate tale of politics in small places, written by Andrew Davies, starring David Morrissey and Anna Maxwell Martin.
Episodes
- E01
Episode 1
Mon, 21 Feb· 60 minPeriod drama charting the story of Sarah Burton, a teacher who returns to Yorkshire to take up her first headmistress-ship after 20 years teaching in London and the Empire.
- E02
Episode 2
Mon, 28 Feb· 60 minSarah's ambitions for her school find their focus in the gifted eldest child of a labourer and his wife, who live with their children in a shanty town on the cliffs.
- E03
Episode 3
Mon, 7 Mar· 60 minSarah throws herself into work to take her mind off the pain of unrequited love, while Carne comes to terms with the idea that Muriel can never be restored to him.
Cast
Anna Maxwell Martin
Sarah Burton
David Morrissey
Robert Carne
Douglas Henshall
Joe Astell
John Henshaw
Councillor Huggins
Penelope Wilton
Alderman Mrs Beddows
Peter Firth
Councillor Snaith
Shaun Dooley
Mr Holly