Overview

• Brenda Blethyn and Jessica Reynolds will portray Emma Harte at different stages of her life in the remake of 'A Woman of Substance.'
• Filming is underway in Yorkshire, with an ensemble cast featuring Emmett J Scanlan, Lydia Leonard, and Lenny Rush, among others.
• The series is written by Katherine Jakeways and Roanne Bardsley and produced by The Forge, with Banijay Rights handling international distribution.
• The story follows Emma Harte’s journey from a Yorkshire maid in 1911 to becoming one of the world’s wealthiest women in a New York penthouse.
• Barbara Taylor Bradford, author of the bestselling 1979 novel, passed away in November 2024, shortly before the remake was commissioned.