Starring
Jenny SeagroveBarry BostwickDeborah KerrDiane BakerPeter ChelsomJohn Duttine
Ratings per Episode
Votes per Episode
A Woman of Substance Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 6.7 |
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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.
"A truly heartrending dynastic saga of poverty, passion and power"
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Miniseries1985
7.217334h 55m
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.
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Episode #1.1 | 7.6 | 66 | 99 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Episode #1.2 | 7.1 | 54 | 98 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Episode #1.3 | 6.7 | 53 | 98 min |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Jenny Seagrove Young Emma Harte
Barry Bostwick Major Paul McGill
Deborah Kerr Emma Harte
Diane Baker Laura O'Neill
Peter Chelsom Edwin Fairley
John Duttine Joe Lowther
Peter Egan Adam Fairley
Mick Ford Frank Harte
Christopher Gable Arthur Ainsley
Christopher Guard Gerald Fairley
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