A Woman of Substance (1985)
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.
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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
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