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South Riding is a BBC serial in three parts from 2011, based on the 1936 novel South Riding by Winifred Holtby. It is directed by Diarmuid Lawrence and written by Andrew Davies . It stars Anna Maxwell Martin , David Morrissey , Peter Firth , Douglas Henshall , Penelope Wilton and John Henshaw .
South Riding has several meanings: South Riding, a book from 1936 by Winifred Holtby, featuring a fictional South Riding of Yorkshire; South Riding, a film from 1938 based on the novel; South Riding, a thirteen-part ITV TV series from 1974 based on the novel; South Riding (2011 TV series), a three-part BBC TV miniseries from 2011 based on the novel
South Riding is a 1938 British drama film directed by Victor Saville and produced by Alexander Korda, starring Edna Best, Ralph Richardson, Edmund Gwenn and Ann Todd. [1] It was the film debut of a 14-year-old Glynis Johns. [2] It is based on the 1936 novel South Riding by Winifred Holtby. The BBC produced a TV adaptation in 2011. [3]
She appeared on stage from a young age and was typecast as a stage dancer from early adolescence, making her screen debut in South Riding (1938). She rose to prominence in the 1940s following her role as Anna in the war drama film 49th Parallel (1941), for which she won a National Board of Review Award for Best Acting , and starring roles in ...
She later appeared in the comedy-drama film Throwback Holiday directed by Haley, and in 2020 was cast as Dominique Leroux in the BET+ crime drama series, The Family Business also based on Carl Weber's novel series. [3] In 2024, she was cast Dana “Leslie” Thomas in the CBS soap opera, Beyond the Gates. [4] [5] It will premiere in early 2025. [6]
South Riding is a novel by Winifred Holtby, published posthumously in 1936. The book is set in the fictional South Riding of Yorkshire : the inspiration being the East Riding rather than the modern South Yorkshire ; Holtby's mother, Alice, was the first alderwoman on the East Riding County Council . [ 1 ]
He became one of the serial's most popular cast members, continuing in the series until 1987. He then played a leading regular role in drama series The Flying Doctors from 1988 until 1991. In 1994, O'Brien sent up his soap opera star past by taking a regular role in Psycho Ward 10 , a soap opera parody in The All New Alexei Sayle Show .
Lisa Olivia Munn (born July 3, 1980) is an American actress. After an internship at a news station in Tulsa, she moved to Los Angeles where she began her professional career as a television host for the gaming network G4, primarily on the series Attack of the Show! from 2006 until 2010.