South Riding (1938)
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Winifred Holtby realised that Local Government is not a dry affair of meetings and memoranda:- but 'the front-line defence thrown up by humanity against its common enemies of sickness, poverty and ignorance.' She built her story around six people working for a typical County Council:- Beneath the lives of the public servants runs the thread of their personal drama. Our story tells how a public life affects the private life; and how a man's personal sufferings make him what he is in public. " Corruption, intrigue and romance in a Yorkshire setting. A country squire whose wife is in a mental hospital becomes attracted to a crusading local schoolmistress.
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Edna BestSarah Barton
Ralph RichardsonRobert Carne
Edmund GwennAlfred Huggins
Ann ToddMadge Carne
Marie LohrMrs. Beddows
Milton RosmerAlderman Snaith
John ClementsJoe Astell
Edward LexyMr. HollyJoan EllumLydia Holly
Glynis JohnsMidge CarneJosephine WilsonMrs. Holly
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What is South Riding about?
Winifred Holtby realised that Local Government is not a dry affair of meetings and memoranda:- but 'the front-line defence thrown up by humanity against its common enemies of sickness, poverty and ignorance.' She built her story around six people working for a typical County Council:- Beneath the lives of the public servants runs the thread of their personal drama. Our story tells how a public life affects the private life; and how a man's personal sufferings make him what he is in public. " Corruption, intrigue and romance in a Yorkshire setting. A country squire whose wife is in a mental hospital becomes attracted to a crusading local schoolmistress.
How long is South Riding?
South Riding has a runtime of 85 minutes.