A Woman of Substance

A Woman of Substance is a three-part 1984 television serial based on Barbara Taylor Bradford's 1979 novel of the same name. It stars Jenny Seagrove, Deborah Kerr, Barry Bostwick, and Liam Neeson. 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.

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

John Duttine

Joe Lowther

Diane Baker

Laura O'Neill