A Woman of Substance
A truly heartrending dynastic saga of poverty, passion and power
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 3
- Networks
- Channel 4
Overview
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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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
Christopher Gable
Arthur Ainsley
Gayle Hunnicutt
Olivia Wainwright
Christopher Guard
Gerald Fairley
Dominic Guard
Winston Harte
Del Henney
Jack Harte
Nicola Pagett
Adele Fairley
Joris Stuyck
David Kallinski
Meg Wynn Owen
Elizabeth Harte
Crew
- Director
- Don Sharp
- Writers
- Lee Langley
- Producers
- Tom Donald,Diane Baker,Ian Warren
- Cinematography
- Ernest Vincze
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CinemaSerf
December 28, 2025
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 succeed but to destroy the “Fairley” dynasty too. She moves away and falls on her feet, becoming an ap…