A Woman of Substance
"A truly heartrending dynastic saga of poverty, passion and power"
Cast & Crew
Jenny Seagrove
as Young Emma Harte
Deborah Kerr
as Older Emma Harte
Barry Bostwick
as Major Paul McGill
Liam Neeson
as Blackie O'Neill
Miranda Richardson
as Paula McGill Amory
Peter Egan
as Adam Fairley
Peter Chelsom
as Edwin Fairley
Barry Morse
as Murgatroyd
Jonathan Duttine
as Joe Lowther
Diane Baker
as Laura O'Neill
Lee Langley
Creator
Barbara Taylor Bradford
Creator
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.
