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A Woman of Substance

2026 · 1 season

A sweeping, grounded saga that carries you through decades of struggle and ambition, satisfying and sharp but rarely light.

Genres
Drama
Tagline
A rags-to-riches tale of ambition, power, and revenge.
Overview
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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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • class
  • power
  • family
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Created by
Barbara Taylor Bradford
Written by
Katherine Jakeways, Roanne Bardsley
Starring
Jessica Reynolds, Brenda Blethyn, Emmett J. Scanlan, Lydia Leonard, Toby Regbo, Leanne Best, Ewan Horrocks, Lenny Rush
Music
Jack Halama
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes
Network
Channel 4
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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