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Episode 11

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Winifred Holtby - South Riding, Episode 11

Sarah encounters the bitter taste of loss and the joy of achievement.

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 BBC Radio 4 in 1999.

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Headmistress Sarah Burton returns to 1930s Yorkshire for a challenging new post.

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