A Woman of Substance
19851 Season95m episodes7.6
Drama
- Runtime
- 95m episodes
- Genre
- Drama
- Origin
- GB
About
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.
Where to watch
Stream
Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.
Details
- Director
- Don Sharp
- Writing
- Lee Langley
- Status
- Ended
- First aired
- Jan 2, 1985
- Network
- Channel 4
- Studio
- Portman Artemis Productions
Time to finish
5 hrs
3 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.
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
John 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
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