Overview

• Brenda Blethyn and Jessica Reynolds have been cast as the older and younger versions of Emma Harte, the ambitious protagonist of the rags-to-riches story.
• Filming is currently underway in Yorkshire for the eight-episode series, which is set to air on Channel 4, though no premiere date has been announced.
• The adaptation is written by Katherine Jakeways and Roanne Bardsley, with production by Banijay-backed The Forge and Beth Willis as executive producer.
• The series revisits the 1911-set tale of Emma Harte, a Yorkshire maid who rises to become one of the world’s richest women, overseeing her empire from a New York penthouse.
• The original 1984 adaptation remains Channel 4’s most-watched drama, drawing 13.8 million viewers and earning two Emmy nominations.