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A Woman of Substance

A truly heartrending dynastic saga of poverty, passion and power

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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.

  • Release date
  • January 2, 1985
  • Runtime
  • 95 min
  • TMDB score
  • 7.6
1 seasons Drama Creator: Tom Blomquist

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Cast

Jenny Seagrove photo Jenny Seagrove Young Emma Harte Deborah Kerr photo Deborah Kerr Older Emma Harte Barry Bostwick photo Barry Bostwick Major Paul McGill Liam Neeson photo Liam Neeson Blackie O'Neill Miranda Richardson photo Miranda Richardson Paula McGill Amory Peter Egan photo Peter Egan Adam Fairley Peter Chelsom photo Peter Chelsom Edwin Fairley Barry Morse photo Barry Morse Murgatroyd

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Specials2 episodesSeason page
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