South Riding (2011 TV series)
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| genre = Period drama
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| based_on = {{based on|South Riding|Winifred Holtby}}
| writer = Andrew Davies
| director = Diarmuid Lawrence
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| starring = {{ubl|Anna Maxwell Martin|David Morrissey}}
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| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_series = 1
| num_episodes = 3
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| producer = Lisa Osborne
| cinematography = Alan Arnold
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| runtime = 60 minutes
| company = BBC Drama
| channel = BBC One
| first_aired = {{start date|2011|02|20|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2011|03|06|df=y}}
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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.{{cite web |url= https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/southriding/index.html |title= South Riding |year= 2011 |publisher= PBS |access-date= 22 January 2012}}
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
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External links
- {{BBC programme|id=b00y5gm3}}
- {{IMDb title|id=1688606|title=South Riding}}
- [http://www.vintagecarriagestrust.org/film10southriding.htm Filming the 2011 BBC version railway sequences – includes links to video interviews with cast and crew members, and details of locations]
Category:2011 British television series debuts
Category:2011 British television series endings
Category:2010s British drama television series
Category:BBC high definition shows
Category:BBC television dramas
Category:Television shows written by Andrew Davies
Category:Television shows based on British novels
Category:2010s British television miniseries
Category:Television series set in the 1930s
Category:Television shows set in Yorkshire
Category:British English-language television shows
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