A Woman of Substance
Drama
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.
1985-01-02
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Cast
Director
Don Sharp
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
John Mills as Henry Rossiter
Mick Ford as Frank Harte
Christopher Gable as Arthur Ainsley
Gayle Hunnicutt as Olivia Wainwright
Christopher Guard as Gerald Fairley
Dominic Guard as Winston Harte
Del Henney as Jack Harte
Nicola Pagett as Adele Fairley
Joris Stuyck as David Kallinski
Meg Wynn Owen as Elizabeth Harte
George Baker as Bruce McGill
Harry Landis as Abraham Kallinski
Megs Jenkins as Mrs Turner