A Woman of Substance

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

Jessica Reynolds

Young Emma Harte

Brenda Blethyn

Older Emma Harte

Emmett J. Scanlan

Adam Fairley

Lydia Leonard

Olivia Wainwright

Toby Regbo

Jim Fairley

Leanne Best

Adele Fairley

Ewan Horrocks

Edwin Fairley

Lenny Rush

Frank Harte