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A Woman of Substance

A Woman of Substance
★ 7.6/10•1985•1h 35m•15•Drama
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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.

Lee Langley · Writer

Don Sharp · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 35m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJan 2, 1985

Episodes

E195m

Episode 1

As her children plot the takeover of her retail empire, Emma Harte plans her own counter-moves against them. Emma started life as a maid in the home of Adam Fairley, the wealthy local mill owner. She works hard not only at the Fairley's but also in her own home taking care of her father, two brothers and a bedridden and dying mother.

Jan 2, 1985

E295m

Episode 2

Now in Leeds, the pregnant Emma Harte learns that Blackie O'Neill has gone to Ireland to care for a sick friend. She finds a place to stay but has tried everywhere to get a job with no success. Her luck changes when she rescues a middle-aged man, Abraham Kallinski, be stoned by two boys.

Jan 3, 1985

E395m

Episode 3

As Emma Harte's empire grows, she arranges her assets in such a way as no one knows she is the buyer, noting that most men don't like dealing with a woman on business matters. The various layers of ownership come in quite handy as George Fairley drinks and gambles his family businesses away and she gets a opportunity to buy them cheap.

Jan 4, 1985

Actors

Jenny Seagrove

Jenny Seagrove

Young Emma Harte

Deborah Kerr

Deborah Kerr

Older Emma Harte

Barry Bostwick

Barry Bostwick

Major Paul McGill

Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson

Blackie O'Neill

Miranda Richardson

Miranda Richardson

Paula McGill Amory

Peter Egan

Peter Egan

Adam Fairley

Peter Chelsom

Peter Chelsom

Edwin Fairley

Barry Morse

Barry Morse

Murgatroyd

John Duttine

John Duttine

Joe Lowther

Diane Baker

Diane Baker

Laura O'Neill

John Mills

John Mills

Henry Rossiter

Mick Ford

Mick Ford

Frank Harte

Christopher Gable

Christopher Gable

Arthur Ainsley

Gayle Hunnicutt

Gayle Hunnicutt

Olivia Wainwright

Christopher Guard

Christopher Guard

Gerald Fairley

Dominic Guard

Dominic Guard

Winston Harte

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