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A Woman of Substance
1985 · 1 season, 3 episodes · 95m episodes · Drama · Channel 4 · United Kingdom · Rated 15 (GB)
A truly heartrending dynastic saga of poverty, passion and power
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.
Based on the novel by
Barbara Taylor Bradford7.1Smart score
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