- HD 1080
- Runtime: 60m.
- Status: Ended
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- Languages: en
- Country: United Kingdom
- Stars: Anna Maxwell Martin, David Morrissey, Penelope Wilton, Peter Firth, John Henshaw
- keywords: college, northern england, yorkshire, teacher, miniseries, historical, british history, historical drama, social history, 1930s, modern history
- Production_studio: BBC Worldwide, BBC
- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 3
- First air date: 2011-02-20
- Last air date: 2011-03-06
- The South Riding is featured in the top rankings of 2011
- #57 in Top Drama Series of 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.