A Woman of Substance
A truly heartrending dynastic saga of poverty, passion and power
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.
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Jenny Seagrove
Young Emma Harte · 3 eps
Deborah Kerr
Older Emma Harte · 3 eps
Barry Bostwick
Major Paul McGill · 3 eps
Liam Neeson
Blackie O'Neill · 3 eps
Miranda Richardson
Paula McGill Amory · 3 eps
Peter Egan
Adam Fairley · 3 eps
Peter Chelsom
Edwin Fairley · 3 eps
Barry Morse
Murgatroyd · 3 eps
John Duttine
Joe Lowther · 3 eps
Diane Baker
Laura O'Neill · 3 eps
John Mills
Henry Rossiter · 3 eps
Mick Ford
Frank Harte · 3 eps
Christopher Gable
Arthur Ainsley · 3 eps
Gayle Hunnicutt
Olivia Wainwright · 3 eps
Christopher Guard
Gerald Fairley · 3 eps
Dominic Guard
Winston Harte · 3 eps
Del Henney
Jack Harte · 3 eps
Nicola Pagett
Adele Fairley · 3 eps
Joris Stuyck
David Kallinski · 3 eps
Meg Wynn Owen
Elizabeth Harte · 3 eps
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