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.
Credits
South Riding Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Felix Aylmer
He was 49, 90 years old when he died
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as Chairman of Council |
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Glynis Johns
She was 14, now 101 years old
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as Midge Carne |
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Ralph Richardson
He was 35, 80 years old when he died
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as Robert Carne |
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Davina Craig
She was 24, 68 years old when she died
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Skelton Knaggs
He was 27, 43 years old when he died
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as Reg. Aythorne |
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Ann Todd
She was 29, 84 years old when she died
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as Madge Carne |
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Edna Best
She was 38, 74 years old when she died
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as Sarah Barton |
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Marie Lohr
She was 48, 84 years old when she died
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as Mrs. Beddows |
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Ralph Truman
He was 38, 77 years old when he died
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as Nursing Home Doctor |
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Edmund Gwenn
He was 60, 81 years old when he died
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as Alfred Huggins |
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Beckett Bould
He was 57, 89 years old when he died
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as Foreman on Road Building Site |
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Gus McNaughton
He was 57, 88 years old when he died
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as Tadman |
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Milton Rosmer
He was 56, 90 years old when he died
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as Alderman Snaith |
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Jean Cadell
She was 53, 83 years old when she died
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as Miss Dry |
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Herbert Lomas
He was 51, 74 years old when he died
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as Castle |
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Edward Lexy
He was 41, 72 years old when he died
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as Mr. Holly |
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John Clements
He was 28, 77 years old when he died
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as Joe Astell |
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Arthur Hambling
He was 50, 64 years old when he died
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as Village Doctor |
South Riding Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Harry Stradling Sr. as Director of Photography. He was 36 (68) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Victor Saville as Director. He was 42 (83) years old when He died
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Directing |
