Don Sharp
Director
A Woman of Substance (1984)
Season 1
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.
Released Jan. 2, 1985
Episode 95 min
None+
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Watch Providers: Acorn TV, AcornTV Amazon Channel, Spectrum On Demand, Acorn TV Apple TV
Production Companies: Portman Artemis Productions
Network: Channel 4
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Episode 1
As her children plot the takeover of her retail empire, Emma Harte plans her own counter-moves against them. Emma started life as a maid in the home of Adam Fairley, the wealthy local mill owner. She works hard not only at the Fairley's but also in her own home taking care of her father, two brothers and a bedridden and dying mother.
Jan. 2, 1985, midnight
S1E2 - Episode 2
Now in Leeds, the pregnant Emma Harte learns that Blackie O'Neill has gone to Ireland to care for a sick friend. She finds a place to stay but has tried everywhere to get a job with no success. Her luck changes when she rescues a middle-aged man, Abraham Kallinski, be stoned by two boys.
Jan. 3, 1985, midnight
S1E3 - Episode 3
As Emma Harte's empire grows, she arranges her assets in such a way as no one knows she is the buyer, noting that most men don't like dealing with a woman on business matters. The various layers of ownership come in quite handy as George Fairley drinks and gambles his family businesses away and she gets a opportunity to buy them cheap.
Jan. 4, 1985, midnight
Network: Channel 4
Episode Runtime: 95 min.
Season Runtime: 285 min.
Released: Jan. 2, 1985
Last Air Date: Jan. 4, 1985, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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