A Woman of Substance

A Woman of Substance

A truly heartrending dynastic saga of poverty, passion and power

Limited Series 1985 · 3 eps · ★ 7.6 · Drama

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The life of Emma Harte, from kitchen maid at the beginning of the 20th-century, to respected businesswoman and grandmother in the 1980s. From humble beginnings, Emma Harte starts her business with a small shop, but over the next twenty years, she expands her stores and invests in the growing textile industry in Leeds.

Created by Lee Langley, Barbara Taylor Bradford

Network: Channel 4

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Jenny Seagrove Young Emma Harte
Deborah Kerr Older Emma Harte
Barry Bostwick Major Paul McGill
Liam Neeson Blackie O'Neill
Miranda Richardson Paula McGill Amory
Peter Egan Adam Fairley
Peter Chelsom Edwin Fairley
Barry Morse Murgatroyd
John Duttine Joe Lowther
Diane Baker Laura O'Neill
John Mills Henry Rossiter
Mick Ford Frank Harte

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