A Woman of Substance

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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  Jessica Reynolds

  Young Emma Harte
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  Brenda Blethyn

  Older Emma Harle
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  Emmett J. Scanlan

  Adam Fairley
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  Lydia Leonard

  Olivia Wainwright
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  Toby Regbo

  Jim Fairley
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  Leanne Best

  Adele Fairley
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  Ewan Horrocks

  Edwin Fairley
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  Lenny Rush

  Frank Harte
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  Will Mellor

  Jack Harte
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  Jo Joyner

  Elizabeth Harte Ainsley