南瑞丁

故事发生在20世纪30年代的约克郡，第一次世界大战刚刚结束，30岁的女子萨拉（安娜·麦克西维尔·马丁 Anna Maxwell Martin 饰）从伦敦返回故乡，在那里，她成为了一所女子高中的嚣张。伦敦是一个繁华的大都市，萨拉在那里培养了很多非常先锋的思想，再度回到闭塞又保守的老家，她的理念和当地人古板的观念之间发生了非常激烈的碰撞。 　　然而，萨拉内心里对教育的热情没有被消磨半分，她将知识和思想无孔不入的灌输给手下的学生们，将她们闭塞的生命开拓得充满了对未来的希望。一个名叫罗伯特（大卫·莫瑞瑟 David Morrissey 饰）的男人的出现打乱了萨拉的生活节奏，她无法相信，这个曾经和自己水火不容的农夫，如今竟然如此富有魅力。Set in the 1930s, Britain is in depression and still scarred by the effects of World War I. Young and passionate Sarah Burton returns to her conservative home-county, bursting with modern ideas. As the new headmistress in South Riding, she inspires her girls --including Lydia Holly, a scholarship student from the slums-- to think for themselves. But not everyone sees eye-to-eye with Miss Burton. She finds a few allies, Joe Astell being one; but the sparks really start to fly when she crosses paths with Robert Carne, a haughty landlord whom she despises...