A Woman of Substance
02/01/1985

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


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


George Baker
Bruce McGill


Harry Landis
Abraham Kallinski


Megs Jenkins
Mrs Turner
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