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TV series / 1985
A Woman of Substance
Episode directors
Don Sharp
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.
The story
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.
The seasons
Season 1
Miniseries
Season details
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.
Special episodes
Specials
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Cast
Jenny SeagroveYoung Emma Harte
Deborah KerrOlder Emma Harte
Barry BostwickMajor Paul McGill
Liam NeesonBlackie O'Neill
Miranda RichardsonPaula McGill Amory
Peter EganAdam Fairley
Peter ChelsomEdwin Fairley
Barry MorseMurgatroyd
John DuttineJoe Lowther
Diane BakerLaura O'Neill
John MillsHenry Rossiter
Mick FordFrank Harte
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Christopher GableArthur Ainsley
Gayle HunnicuttOlivia Wainwright
Christopher GuardGerald Fairley
Dominic GuardWinston Harte
Del HenneyJack Harte
Nicola PagettAdele Fairley
Joris StuyckDavid Kallinski
Meg Wynn OwenElizabeth Harte
George BakerBruce McGill
Harry LandisAbraham Kallinski
Megs JenkinsMrs Turner
Jean FergussonMrs Hinton
Derek LyonsWaiter
Saskia ReevesEdwina (uncredited)
Amanda HillwoodDaisy McGill (uncredited)
Robert JamesMr Ainsley (uncredited)
Andrew FellJim Fairley (uncredited)
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