A Woman of Substance

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.

★ 7.6/10 · 11 TMDB audience ratings

Starring

• 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

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