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A Woman of Substance

A Woman of Substance

7,6 /10 (11 Votes)
1985 EN 1 Seasons

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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First air date

02/01/1985

Votes

11

Popularity

7.3

A truly heartrending dynastic saga of poverty, passion and power

Genres

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Created by

Lee Langley, Barbara Taylor Bradford

Networks

Channel 4

Language

EN

Last air date

1985-01-04

Episodes

3

Episode runtime

95 min

No poster

Specials

2 episodes

Miniseries

Miniseries

3 episodes • 1985

The life of Emma Harte, from kitchen maid at the beginning of the 20th-century, to respected businesswoman and grandmoth…

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CinemaSerf

2025-12-28

⭐ 7

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 apprentice to a Jewish tailoring family. Having some aptitude for design and learned some of the basic…

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