A Woman of Substance (1985)
Drama
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.
Cast
- Jenny Seagrove as Young Emma Harte
- Deborah Kerr as Older Emma Harte
- Barry Bostwick as Major Paul McGill
- Liam Neeson as Blackie O'Neill
- Miranda Richardson as Paula McGill Amory
- Peter Egan as Adam Fairley
- Peter Chelsom as Edwin Fairley
- Barry Morse as Murgatroyd
- John Duttine as Joe Lowther
- Diane Baker as Laura O'Neill