South Riding — Season 1, Episode 1: Episode 1
Drama • 60 min • 1 season, 3 episodes • ★ 6.9/10
Episode synopsis
Sarah arrives at the school, determined to transform both the teaching and the buildings.
About South Riding
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.