A Woman of Substance

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.

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Cast

Jenny Seagrove

Young Emma Harte

Deborah Kerr

Older Emma Harte

Barry Bostwick

Major Paul McGill

Liam Neeson

Blackie O'Neill

Miranda Richardson

Paula McGill Amory

Peter Egan

Adam Fairley

Peter Chelsom

Edwin Fairley

Barry Morse

Murgatroyd

Jonathan Duttine

Joe Lowther

Diane Baker

Laura O'Neill

John Mills

Henry Rossiter

Mick Ford

Frank Harte

Christopher Gable

Arthur Ainsley

Gayle Hunnicutt

Olivia Wainwright

Christopher Guard

Gerald Fairley

Dominic Guard

Winston Harte

Del Henney

Jack Harte

Nicola Pagett

Adele Fairley

Joris Stuyck

David Kallinski

Meg Wynn Owen

Elizabeth Harte