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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.
The first episode aired on BBC One 20 February 2011, the two remaining on the following Sundays. In the United States, it aired on the PBS anthology series Masterpiece in May 2011.[1]
Cast
- Anna Maxwell Martin as Sarah Burton
- David Morrissey as Robert Carne
- Peter Firth as Alderman Snaith
- Douglas Henshall as Joe Astell
- Penelope Wilton as Mrs. Beddows
- John Henshaw as Alfred Huggins
- Shaun Dooley as Mr. Holly
- Jennifer Hennessy as Mrs. Holly
- Janine Mellor as Bessy Warbuckle
- Charlie May Clark as Lydia Holly
- Katherine McGolpin as Midge Carne
- Lydia Wilson as Muriel Carne
- Daniel West as Young Robert Carne
- Ian Bartholomew as Gaius Drew
- Bríd Brennan as Miss Sigglesthwaite
- John-Paul Hurley as Reg Aythorne
- Penny Layden as Mrs Huggins
- Marie Critchley as Mrs Brimsley
References
- ^ "South Riding". PBS. 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
External links
- South Riding at BBC Online
- South Riding at IMDb
- Filming the 2011 BBC version railway sequences – includes links to video interviews with cast and crew members, and details of locations
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