South Riding (1974)

Name: South Riding
Genre: Drama
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Dorothy Tutin, Hermione Baddeley, Nigel Davenport, Judi Bowker, Clive Swift

Drama

Headmistress Sarah Burton, a left-wing feminist, is disgusted by the social injustices faced by her pupils. In spite of her beliefs, she reluctantly finds herself falling in love with a Tory landowner whose wife is suffering from insanity.

IMDb rating: 7.9 (68 votes)
Episode average: 8.9 +1.0 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1974)

8.89 avg 7 episodes 8.4 → 9.6 50 min avg

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Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Powers That Be	8.4	9
2	A Land of Hope and Glory?	8.8	7
4	A Time to Live and a Time to Die	9.2	8
8	Beggars and Choosers	9.0	7
9	Take What You Want ~ and Pay for It	8.6	7
11	The Number of Our Days	8.6	7
12	Forgive Us Our Trespasses	9.6	7