South Riding (2011 Miniseries)

*South Riding*
South Riding
Genre	Period drama
Based on	South Riding; by Winifred Holtby
Written by	Andrew Davies
Directed by	Diarmuid Lawrence
Starring	Anna Maxwell Martin; David Morrissey;
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	3
Production
Producer	Lisa Osborne
Cinematography	Alan Arnold
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	BBC Drama
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	20 February –; 6 March 2011

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

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[1] "South Riding". PBS. 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2012.

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