TV A Woman of Substance - Season 1 Episode 1 : Episode 1 A Woman of Substance - Season 1 Episode 1 : Episode 1 7.591/10 by 11 users 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. Details Casts Posters Images Title A Woman of Substance - Season 1 Episode 1 : Episode 1 Alternative Titles Barbara Taylor Bradford's A Woman of Substance, Το Τίμημα της Δόξας First Air Date 1985-01-02 Last Air Date 1985-01-04 Number of Episodes 3 Number of Seasons 1 Genres Drama, Networks Channel 4, Casts Jenny Seagrove, Deborah Kerr, Barry Bostwick, Liam Neeson, Miranda Richardson, Peter Egan, Peter Chelsom, Barry Morse, Jonathan Duttine, Diane Baker, John Mills Plot Keywords , Young Emma Harte Jenny Seagrove Older Emma Harte Deborah Kerr Major Paul McGill Barry Bostwick Blackie O'Neill Liam Neeson Paula McGill Amory Miranda Richardson Adam Fairley Peter Egan Edwin Fairley Peter Chelsom Murgatroyd Barry Morse Joe Lowther Jonathan Duttine Laura O'Neill Diane Baker Henry Rossiter John Mills Frank Harte Mick Ford Arthur Ainsley Christopher Gable Olivia Wainwright Gayle Hunnicutt Gerald Fairley Christopher Guard Winston Harte Dominic Guard Jack Harte Del Henney Adele Fairley Nicola Pagett David Kallinski Joris Stuyck Elizabeth Harte Meg Wynn Owen Bruce McGill George Baker Abraham Kallinski Harry Landis Mrs Turner Megs Jenkins Episodes List A Woman of Substance Season 1 :Episode 1 Episode 1 Episode 1 1985-01-02 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... A Woman of Substance Season 1 :Episode 2 Episode 2 Episode 2 1985-01-03 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... A Woman of Substance Season 1 :Episode 3 Episode 3 Episode 3 1985-01-04 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...