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Episode 6

Headmistress Sarah Burton decides Lydia must not be allowed to lose a scholarship. Stars Sarah Lancashire and Philip Glenister.

Headmistress of Kiplington High School, Sarah Burton decides Lydia mustn't be allowed to lose a scholarship.

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 大象传媒 Radio 4 in 1999.

15 minutes

Last on

Tue 5 Sep 2017 02:30

Broadcasts

  • Mon 12 Nov 2007 10:00
  • Mon 12 Nov 2007 21:00
  • Tue 13 Nov 2007 02:00
  • Mon 16 Mar 2009 10:00
  • Mon 16 Mar 2009 21:00
  • Tue 17 Mar 2009 02:00
  • Mon 29 Oct 2012 14:00
  • Mon 21 Jul 2014 14:30
  • Tue 22 Jul 2014 00:30
  • Mon 4 Sep 2017 14:30
  • Tue 5 Sep 2017 02:30