A Woman of Substance (1985)

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A Woman of Substance

A truly heartrending dynastic saga of poverty, passion and power

The life of Emma Harte, from kitchen maid at the beginning of the twentieth century, to respected business woman 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

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A Woman of Substance: Season 1 - 3 Episode s

1x1 - Episode 1
January 2, 1985
As her children plot the takeover of her retail empire, Emma Harte plans her own counter-moves against them. Emma started life as a maid in the home of Adam Fairley, the wealthy local mill owner. She works hard not only at the Fairley's but also in her own home taking care of her father, two brothers and a bedridden and dying mother.
1x2 - Episode 2
January 3, 1985
Now in Leeds, the pregnant Emma Harte learns that Blackie O'Neill has gone to Ireland to care for a sick friend. She finds a place to stay but has tried everywhere to get a job with no success. Her luck changes when she rescues a middle-aged man, Abraham Kallinski, be stoned by two boys.
1x3 - Episode 3
January 4, 1985
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.

A Woman of Substance: 2 Season s

S0: Specials
2 Episode s
S1: Season 1
3 Episode s

Actors in A Woman of Substance

Miranda Richardson
Paula McGill Amory
John Mills
Henry Rossiter
Liam Neeson
Blackie O'Neill
Barry Bostwick
Maj. Paul McGill
Jenny Seagrove
Young Emma Harte
Barry Morse
Murgatroyd
Peter Egan
Adam Fairley
Jonathan Duttine
Joe Lowther
Deborah Kerr
Emma Harte
Gayle Hunnicutt
Olivia Wainwright
Peter Chelsom
Edwin Fairley
Diane Baker
Laura O'Neill
Saskia Reeves
Edwina (uncredited)
George Baker
Bruce McGill
Nicola Pagett
Adele Fairley

Tags for A Woman of Substance

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Other names for A Woman of Substance

Barbara Taylor Bradford's A Woman of Substance (GB)Το Τίμημα της Δόξας (GR)

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1x1 - Episode 1

1x2 - Episode 2

1x3 - Episode 3

S0: Specials

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Miranda Richardson

John Mills

Liam Neeson

Barry Bostwick

Jenny Seagrove

Barry Morse

Peter Egan

Jonathan Duttine

Deborah Kerr

Gayle Hunnicutt

Peter Chelsom

Diane Baker

Saskia Reeves

George Baker

Nicola Pagett

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SKAM Spain

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Emma

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Elizabeth I

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The Six Wives of Henry VIII

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