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A Woman of Substance
A Woman of Substance
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A Woman of Substance

1985–1985

A truly heartrending dynastic saga of poverty, passion and power

Created byLee Langley,Barbara Taylor Bradford
1 Season
3 Episodes

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.

CAST
Jenny SeagroveYoung Emma HarteDeborah KerrOlder Emma HarteBarry BostwickMajor Paul McGillLiam NeesonBlackie O'NeillMiranda RichardsonPaula McGill AmoryPeter EganAdam FairleyPeter ChelsomEdwin FairleyBarry MorseMurgatroydJonathan DuttineJoe Lowther
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GENRES
Drama
STATUSEnded
RATING
7.6
NETWORK
Channel 4
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