
Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Andrew Davies& sparkling adaptation of Winifred Holtby&s acclaimed novel Insightful warm & full of memorable characters South Riding tells a fraught love story & paints a panoramic portrait of a between-the-wars Yorkshire community In depression-hit Thirties Britain Sarah Burton returns from London to her Yorkshire hometown to take up the post of headmistress at a struggling girls& school Full of ambition she is determined to create a great school & inspire her girls As Sarah struggles against the crippling poverty of the district she meets those at the heart of the local community her brilliant but poor student Lydia Holly; the county&s first woman Alderman Mrs Beddows whose sensible demeanour belies a girlish heart; the noble but ludicrous Methodist preacher Councillor Huggins; Sarah&s socialist suitor Joe Astell & the proud haunted & almost ruined landowner Robert Carne
- a man Sarah finds herself drawn towards even though he stands for everything she detests Engrossing & entertaining South Riding vividly brings to life a rural community on the brink of change Actors Charlie Clark Shaun Dooley Peter Firth Jennifer Hennessy Douglas Henshall John Henshaw John-Paul Hurley Anna Maxwell Martin Katherine Mc Golpin Janine Mellor David Morrissey Alexandra Pearson Lydia Wilson & Penelope Wilton Certificate 15 years & over Year 2010 Languages English Subtitles English for the hearing impaired Duration 3 hours (approx)