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A Woman Of Substance - Barbara Taylor Bradford
[1988]

Starring: Diane Baker; George Baker; Peter Egan; Christopher Guard; Dominic Guard, Jenny Seagrove, Gayle Hunnicutt, Barry Morse, Nicola Pagett
Director: Don Sharp
Format: Colour PAL
Released: 24 Feb 2003
RRP: £5.99
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The Show of Substance - By: , 01 Mar 2005
When Emma Harte leaves Fairly Halll she is 16, single, & pregnant. With determination hard work & resilience that was to become her trademark, Emma becomes one of the world's richest women. From the streets of Knightsbridge, London to the bustling city of New York, Harte Enterprises becomes the toast of the world.

When Emma Harte has to leaves Fairly Halll after her passionate affair with her masters' son (Peter Chelsom) she is pregnant & alone. Escaping to town of Leeds to be with her friend Blackie O'Neill (Liam Neeson. Emma quickly finds her feet & dominates the market. Driven by revenge, she is determined to avenge herself from the betrayal at the hands of the Fairleys, Emma succeeds in ruining their lives & money & securing incalcuble wealth for herself. Marriage to Joe Lowther (John Duttine) brings her a son Kit, although she is widowed during the war. Two further children, Robin & Elizabeth result in her second marriage to the charming womaniser Arthur Ainsley (Christopher Gable). She finallly finds true love with Major Paul McGill (Barry Bostwick) the man that was dominate her life & overthrow her mistrust in men, resulting in the birth of her last child Daisy.
This story charts Emma's rise from lowly kitchen maid to multi millionairess. Fighting off opposition from her sworn enemy, Gerald Fairly, older brother of Edwin Fairly, father to her illegitimate child Edwina. To her final act of vengeance, against the very people she loved whole-heartedly.


All round entertainment - By: p stamp, 25 Aug 2003
Woman Of Substance, A - Barbara Taylor Bradford
This will appeal to you & anyone you recommend it to. It has something for the males & females. Jenny Seagrove portrays a woman who through will & strength turns around her position as a victim of abuse & cowards, to become a successful, powerful & stunning business woman. She battles & wins & loses. The price for her success is high & her journey is not one to be missed. Full of love, lust, drama & action. This emotional roller coaster will have you in tears of joy & sadness. It will make you think & about destiny, fate & free will. One not to be missed & best of alll there are sequels ready & available to watch now.