A Woman of Substance

“A truly heartrending dynastic saga of poverty, passion and power”

7.6(11)19851 Season3 Episodes~95m/epEnded

Drama

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.

Creators

Lee Langley, Barbara Taylor Bradford

Network

Channel 4

Cast

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

Jonathan Duttine

Joe Lowther

Diane Baker

Laura O'Neill

John Mills

Henry Rossiter

Mick Ford

Frank Harte

News and articles

Reviews

1 review

Geronimo1967

4mo ago

7.0

This is maybe the only thing I’ve ever seen Jenny Seagrove in, in which I thought she was any good. She is the young “Emma” who works as a maid for the wealthy “Fairley” family at their stately home. The youngest son of the house, “Edwin” (Peter Chelsom) and she take a shine to each other but society isn’t ever going to let them marry and so ensuing events sow in her a determination not just to su...