South Riding [2011](DVD) Stockists
Andrew Davies' sparkling adaptation of Winifred Holtby's acclaimed novel Insightful, warm and full of memorable characters, South Riding tells a fraught love story and 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 and 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 and the proud, haunted and almost ruined landowner, Robert Carne “ a man Sarah finds herself drawn towards even though he stands for everything she detests Engrossing and entertaining, South Riding vividly brings to life a rural community on the brink of change. Starring: Anna Maxwell Martin, David Morrissey, Charlie May-Clark, Shauan Dooley, Brid Brennan, Katherine McGolpin, John Henshaw, Penelope Wilton and Douglas Henshall.Adapted by Andrew Davies from the novel by Winifred Holtby. Directed by Diarmuid Lawrence.Produced by Lisa Osborne.Executive Producers: Anne Pivcevic and Hilary Martin Running Time: 177 minutes Region: Region 2 Subtitles: English Release Date: 7 Mar. 2011
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