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Episode 11

Headmistress Sarah encounters the bitter taste of loss and the joy of achievement. Stars Sarah Lancashire and Philip Glenister.

Sarah Burton encounters the bitter taste of loss and the joy of achievement, as the headmistress of Kiplington High School.

Winifred Holtby's (1898-1935) most famous novel "South Riding" was published posthumously in 1936. It's a rich and memorable evocation of the characters of Yorkshire's South Riding, their lives, loves and sorrows.

Starring Sarah Lancashire as Sarah Burton, Philip Glenister as Robert Carne and Carole Boyd as Mrs Beddows. With Susan Cookson, Maggie Tagney, Donald McBride, Lucy Beaumont, Annmarie Hosell and Maya Foa.

Dramatised by Gill Adams.
Director: Melanie Harris

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in 1999.

15 minutes

Last on

Tue 12 Sep 2017 02:30

Broadcasts

  • Mon 19 Nov 2007 10:00
  • Mon 19 Nov 2007 21:00
  • Tue 20 Nov 2007 02:00
  • Mon 23 Mar 2009 10:00
  • Mon 23 Mar 2009 21:00
  • Tue 24 Mar 2009 02:00
  • Mon 5 Nov 2012 14:00
  • Mon 28 Jul 2014 14:30
  • Tue 29 Jul 2014 00:30
  • Mon 11 Sep 2017 14:30
  • Tue 12 Sep 2017 02:30