South Riding Beggars and Choosers (Season 1, Episode 8)
TV Episode | 50 min | Drama

South Riding

Beggars and Choosers (Season 1, Episode 8)

TV Episode | 50 min | Drama

Squire Robert Carne is stunned when he finds the bank will lend him no more money, while attempts to raise money elsewhere fall embarrassingly flat. But many in South Riding are struggling for money during the Great Depression. Fred ...See moreSquire Robert Carne is stunned when he finds the bank will lend him no more money, while attempts to raise money elsewhere fall embarrassingly flat. But many in South Riding are struggling for money during the Great Depression. Fred Mitchell finds himself unemployed by his Insurance firm, much to his wife's dismay, who is even more distraught at the prospect of him putting in for Public Assistance to the local council. Barney Holly also finds himself without a job after pub landlord Tom Sawdon finally tires of his lax work ethics, but both later receive devastating news. And lay preacher Alfred Huggins receives an unexpected and unwelcome visitor as old sins come back to haunt him. See less

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22 cast members

Name	Known for
Michael Barrington Mr. Fretton Mr. Fretton See fewer	Porridge (1974)
Nigel Davenport Robert Carne Robert Carne See fewer	A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Ray Mort Barney Holly Barney Holly See fewer	Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Bernard Kay Tom Sawdon Tom Sawdon See fewer	Doctor Zhivago (1965)
June Brown Lily Sawdon Lily Sawdon See fewer	EastEnders (1985)
Lesley Dunlop Lydia Holly Lydia Holly See fewer	The Elephant Man (1980)
Milton Johns Fred Mitchell Fred Mitchell See fewer	Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Jane Wood Nancy Mitchell Nancy Mitchell See fewer	Legend (I) (2015)
Margo Johns Mavis Carne Mavis Carne See fewer	Konga (1961)
Alex Scott William Carne William Carne See fewer	Romper Stomper (1992)
Barrie Cookson Colonel Whitelaw Colonel Whitelaw See fewer	A Clockwork Orange (1971)
William Moore Mr. Drew Mr. Drew See fewer	Sorry! (1981)
John Moore Mr. Thompson Mr. Thompson See fewer	Empire of the Sun (1987)
Hermione Baddeley Mrs. Beddows Mrs. Beddows See fewer	The Secret of NIMH (1982)
Mollie Maureen Miss Roper Miss Roper See fewer	The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
Norman Jones Joe Astell Joe Astell See fewer	You Only Live Twice (1967)
Dorothy Tutin Sarah Burton Sarah Burton See fewer	The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
Gordon Rollings Topper Beachall Topper Beachall See fewer	Superman III (1983)
Clive Swift Alfred E. Huggins Alfred E. Huggins See fewer	Excalibur (1981)
Gennie Nevinson Bessie Aythorne (as Jenny Nevinson) Bessie Aythorne (as Jenny Nevinson) See fewer	Muriel's Wedding (1994)
Margaret Burton Madame Hubbard Madame Hubbard See fewer	Sex and the Other Woman (1972)
John Comer Bill Heyer Bill Heyer See fewer	Last of the Summer Wine (1973)