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Masterpiece Classic: South Riding - Part Two

Published May 5, 2011 at 1:29 PM PDT

David Morrissey as Robert Carne and Anna Maxwell Martin as Sarah Burton in the three-part miniseries "South Riding."

Airs Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

A lively heroine arrives in Depression-era Yorkshire to shake up education at a school for girls, sparking conflict with a stern landowner. Anna Maxwell Martin (“Bleak House”) stars in this three-part miniseries based on the beloved 1936 novel by Winifred Holtby, adapted by celebrated screenwriter Andrew Davies (“Little Dorrit,” “Pride and Prejudice”).

South Riding Characters

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Also starring are David Morrissey (“Sense and Sensibility”) as the enigmatic gentleman farmer who crosses swords with the new headmistress before falling in love with her and Penelope Wilton (“Downton Abbey”) as a progressive town councilwoman. Laura Linney hosts.

In the second episode, at risk of losing his estate to pay family medical bills, Robert Carne (David Morrissey) travels to Manchester seeking work. There, he chances to meet Sarah (Anna Maxwell Martin), and they have a drink together.

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Up Next: Episode three of "South Riding" will air on Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 10 p.m.

This program originally aired in 2011.

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A lively heroine arrives in Depression-era Yorkshire to shake up education at a school for girls, sparking conflict with a stern landowner. Anna Maxwell Martin (MASTERPIECE CLASSIC “Bleak House”) stars in this three-part miniseries based on the beloved 1936 novel by Winifred Holtby, adapted by celebrated screenwriter Andrew Davies (MASTERPIECE CLASSIC “Little Dorrit,” “Pride and Prejudice”).

Masterpiece Classic: South Riding - Part Two

Airs Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

South Riding Characters

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