Get ready to be swept away by the captivating saga of A Woman of Substance. The eight-part series is a remake of another Channel 4 adaptation released 40 years ago, the scary thing is, I remember watching the original.
Based on the best-selling novel by the remarkable Barbara Taylor Bradford OBE, this epic drama will take you on a gripping journey through six decades of triumph and heartbreak.
Follow the resilient Emma Harte as she rises from a struggling Yorkshire maid in the early 1900s to a formidable business mogul in the dazzling 1970s.
Betrayed by the one she trusted most and faced with unimaginable challenges, young Emma vows to turn the tables on those who underestimated her.
Through love, loss, the chaos of war, and relentless ambition, she builds an empire while cleverly outwitting her rivals. But as she approaches her 80th birthday, a shocking betrayal from her own family threatens to undo everything she has fought so passionately to achieve.
Featuring
Brenda Blethyn , Jessica Reynolds, Will Mellor, Jo Joyner
A Woman of Substance will premiere with its first two episodes on Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 March at 9pm on Channel 4.
Source: Channel 4
