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A Woman of Substance

7.2(8 votes)
1985

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Episodes

Episode 1
95m

1. 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.

Episode 2
95m

2. 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.

Episode 3
95m

3. 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.

Overview

The life of Emma Harte, from kitchen maid at the beginning of the twentieth century, to respected business woman 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.

Details

Genres

Drama

Language

EN

First Air Date

1985-01-02

Seasons

1

Episodes

3

Available On
Acorn TV
AcornTV Amazon Channel
Spectrum On Demand
Acorn TV Apple TV
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Cast

Miranda Richardson

Miranda Richardson

John Mills

John Mills

Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson

Barry Bostwick

Barry Bostwick

Jenny Seagrove

Jenny Seagrove

Barry Morse

Barry Morse

Peter Egan

Peter Egan

John Duttine

John Duttine

Deborah Kerr

Deborah Kerr

Gayle Hunnicutt

Gayle Hunnicutt