South Riding

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Edna Best

Sarah Barton

Age : 74 | Popularity : 5%

Ralph Richardson

Robert Carne

Age : 80 | Popularity : 20%

Edmund Gwenn

Alfred Huggins

Age : 81 | Popularity : 3%

Ann Todd

Madge Carne

Age : 84 | Popularity : 7%

Marie Lohr

Mrs. Beddows

Age : 84 | Popularity : 3%

Milton Rosmer

Alderman Snaith

Age : 90 | Popularity : 3%

John Clements

Joe Astell

Age : 77 | Popularity : 3%

Edward Lexy

Mr. Holly

Age : 72 | Popularity : 5%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Harry Stradling Sr.
Directing	Director	Victor Saville
Writing	Screenplay	Ian Dalrymple Donald Bull
	Novel	Winifred Holtby
Department	Role	Name

Join the discussion