A Woman of Substance
02/01/1985
The life of Emma Harte, from kitchen maid at the beginning of the twentieth century, to respected business woman 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.
TV Show Information
Miranda Richardson
as Paula McGill Amory
John Mills
as Henry Rossiter
Liam Neeson
as Blackie O'Neill
Barry Bostwick
as Maj. Paul McGill
Jenny Seagrove
as Young Emma Harte
Barry Morse
as Murgatroyd
Peter Egan
as Adam Fairley
Jonathan Duttine
as Joe Lowther
Deborah Kerr
as Emma Harte
Gayle Hunnicutt
as Olivia Wainwright
Peter Chelsom
as Edwin Fairley
Diane Baker
as Laura O'Neill
Saskia Reeves
as Edwina (uncredited)
George Baker
as Bruce McGill
Nicola Pagett
as Adele Fairley
