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South Riding [DVD]

Hermione Baddeley , Nigel Davenport , Alastair Reid , James Ormerod    Parental Guidance   DVD
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Actors: Hermione Baddeley, Nigel Davenport, Dorothy Tutin, Judi Bowker, John Cater
  • Directors: Alastair Reid, James Ormerod
  • Producers: South Riding - Complete Series - 4-DVD Set
  • Format: Box set, PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 4
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Network
  • DVD Release Date: 23 July 2007
  • Run Time: 650 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000PFT1N2
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 12,064 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Product Description

All 13 episodes of the 1970s ITV drama series based on Winifred Holtby's popular novel. Dorothy Tutin stars as Yorkshire headmistress Sarah Burton, a left-wing feminist who is disgusted by the social injustices faced by her pupils. In spire of her beliefs, she reluctantly finds herself falling in love with Tory landowner Robert Carne (Nigel Davenport), whose aristocratic wife is suffering from insanity.

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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Multi-DVD Set, Scene Access, Uncut, SYNOPSIS: Based on Winifred Holtby's popular novel, South Riding was one of the biggest television hits of its year, and starred Dorothy Tutin as headmistress Sarah Burton. Burton is left-wing and a feminist, and is disgusted by the social injustices faced by her pupils. In spire of her beliefs, she reluctantly finds herself falling in love with a Tory landowner. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: BAFTA Awards, ...South Riding - Complete Series - 4-DVD Set


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44 of 44 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Drama at its best 2 Sep 2009
Format:DVD
It is very difficult to imagine anyone better than Dorothy Tutin playing Winifred Holtby's determined Headteacher. Holtby,a friend and contemporary of Vera Brittain whose " Testament of Youth" was a major piece of work, was a feminist and prolific writer and journalist who wrote for the Trade Union magazine The Schoolteacher and The Manchester Guardian. Dorothy Tutin plays the central character, Miss Sarah Burton, with great conviction. Returning to her native Yorkshire she finds "the winds of change are blowing over the South Riding".She strives with great passion to enable the girls in her school to have ambition ,study hard and fulfil their true potential.

Adapted by Sam Barstow and co- directed by James Ormerod and Alistair Reid, South Riding is a masterly drama. In addition to the presence of Dorothy Tutin, a fine supporting cast including Hermione Baddeley, Judy Bowker( an excellent Midge Carne), Clive Swift and the underated Milton Johns, do full justice to Holtby's most celebrated work. The restrained love that Sarah Burton feels for the aggressive Robert Cairn, whose entrenched views and hostility to change shape his character, is both tender and believable. Nigel Davenport plays the role of Carne with considerable force and feeling.

Winifred Holtby,aware that she was dying, strove to complete South Riding before her premature death at the age of 37. This excellent 1974 production is a splendid adaptation of her much loved novel.
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54 of 55 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A Yorkshire Classic 12 April 2009
Format:DVD
The previous review has no validity since the writer did not have the patience to watch this series all the way through. The winner of four major television awards, Yorkshire Television's version of Winifred Holtby's superb, but under-rated, 1930s novel is an excellent one, which brings out all the compassion and humanity of the original. Credit must go to Stan Barstow for the faithful adaptation and to the cast, among whom Dorothy Tutin gives a truly wonderful performance as the idealistic headmistress Sarah Burton. Nigel Davenport is also fine as the landowner Robert Carne, who represents all the things to which Sarah is opposed but which do not prevent her from loving him. The sometimes rather leisurely pace merely allows the drama to unfold steadily and purposefully.
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars So true to the novel. 2 Feb 2011
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I began watching with some trepidation, expecting it to be a hammy and dated production. How pleasantly surprised I was! Yes, the first episode was rather heavy-going and seemed to cram in an awful lot of characters and plots and sub-plots, but then so does the book. With both, a little perseverance made it all worthwhile as for the rest of the series I was transfixed by the story and, on the whole,the acting. I live in the area dubbed "Cold Harbour" in the novel so it was admittedly of particular interest to me, but apart from that, this was a wide-sweeping depiction of rural Britain of the time between the two wars. Had I not read the book I might have suspected that many of the feminist and political aspects had been inserted by Stan Barstow, it seemed so modern, but they were actually true to the content of the novel. Winifred Holtby was very politically aware and shared many of the views of Sarah Burton, the headmistress who strives so hard to inspire and enable her students and to ensure that they get the best possible education. More than this, the author does not just take the leftist approach and only depict the poor and needy, but also shows empathy for the struggle of farmers and landowners to survive and not go under and for the politicians who follow their beliefs. As to the complaint that the series was dated, I actually found that this enhanced the atmosphere. (No doubt the new series will be very pretty and glossy, but I doubt that it will feel as authentic.) The acting in the 70s version was very true to the characters, apart from the rather wooden performance of Nigel Davenport. Locations are true to the area and the atmosphere created was spot on. Don't be deterred, stick it out past the first couple of episodes, let it take over your imagination and you will be hooked.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars The original series
The original TV series 1974, I have never forgot watching it and prefer to the latest series. The little girl played by Lesley Dunlop started me following her career right through... Read more
Published 5 months ago by S. J. Fisher
4.0 out of 5 stars Good production
I enjoyed this just as much as I did when it was on TV. The full story is portrayed in the length and the casting was excellent. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Victoria Meldrew
5.0 out of 5 stars South Riding
This is the DVD to buy if you want a faithful re-telling of the story from the book. Unlike the recent re-make, which is filletted for political content, this DVD gives you the... Read more
Published 16 months ago by ladyofleisure
5.0 out of 5 stars A Faithful Dramatisation of a Great Novel
This ITV production in 1974 was shown on Channel 4 in 1987 and is a faithful dramatisation of the original novel published in 1936. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Mr Raymond Towey
4.0 out of 5 stars South Riding
The DVD, being a compilation of TV episodes made many years ago, does show its age. The cast, however, are perfectly fitted to the story and the whole does justice to the author's... Read more
Published on 23 May 2011 by Don
4.0 out of 5 stars Older and better
Although this is an older dramatisation of Winifred Holtby's novel South Riding, it is greatly preferable to the new version recently put out by the BBC. Read more
Published on 15 April 2011 by Didaskalos
5.0 out of 5 stars South Riding
Very good product. Good to see this video again as I remember it the first time around!! The recent TV version was very good but this is better with much more detail, and also it... Read more
Published on 7 April 2011 by Sue
4.0 out of 5 stars TV like they used to make
If you want to see a dramatisation of the book, this is the version to go for. The 2011 is travesty and a waste of a good cast. Read more
Published on 12 Mar 2011 by catsatcastle
5.0 out of 5 stars The Better Production
If you are considering buying the DVD of South Riding following the recent TV production, I would advise you buy this one instead. Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2011 by P. hakeney
3.0 out of 5 stars This dramatic adaptation does not stand the test of time and...
I had great expectations of this drama but its 1974 vintage shows. Whether it is the camera work which tends to make some of the indoor scenes really obvious stage sets, or the... Read more
Published on 24 April 2010 by Lynette Fox
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