Episode #1.3 (6 Mar. 2011)

Sarah returns to spend Christmas alone in Kiplington but ends up having a pleasant day with Joe. She is anxious to get Lydia back in school and the opportunity arises when Mr. Holly ... See full summary »

Director:

Diarmuid Lawrence

Writers:

Winifred Holtby (novel), Andrew Davies (screenplay)

Stars:

Anna Maxwell Martin, Peter Rylands, Penelope Wilton

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Anna Maxwell Martin	...	Sarah Burton
Peter Rylands	...	Desk Clerk
Penelope Wilton	...	Mrs. Beddows
Stephen MacKenna	...	Mr. Beddows
Shaun Dooley	...	Mr. Holly
Charlie May-Clark	...	Lydia Holly
David Morrissey	...	Robert Carne
Katherine McGolpin	...	Midge Carne
Douglas Henshall	...	Joe Astell
John Henshaw	...	Alfred Huggins
Ian Bartholomew	...	Gaius Drew
Peter Firth	...	Alderman Snaith
Marie Critchley	...	Mrs. Brimsley
Sebastian Shaw	...	Bus Conductor
Jeff Merchant	...	Solicitor

Storyline

Sarah returns to spend Christmas alone in Kiplington but ends up having a pleasant day with Joe. She is anxious to get Lydia back in school and the opportunity arises when Mr. Holly persuades lonely widow Mrs. Brimsley to be his housekeeper. Carne accuses Snaith of corruption after Huggins has invited Carne to join them in buying cheap swampland to sell at a profit to the council for the housing estate. Snaith counters by suing him for slander and gets away with things when he proves that he has earmarked other land for the development, to Huggins' financial detriment. Carne falls from his horse and is killed but Midge opts to stay in Kiplington with Mrs. Beddows, rather than go away with her grandfather. With Joe leaving the area, Sarah is tempted to return to London but is persuaded to stay by Mrs. Beddows. As the Carnes' old house becomes a hospital, to which Carne's wife Muriel is transferred, Sarah is proud to see Lydia win her university scholarship.

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Plot Keywords:

secondary school | yorkshire | education | school | property speculation | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Release Date:

6 March 2011 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

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