"A truly heartrending dynastic saga of poverty, passion and power"
A Woman of Substance
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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S1 E3 • 1/4/1985
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.
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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
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See all on TMDBThis 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 su…