Plot
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.
Cast
as Young Emma Harte
as Older Emma Harte
as Major Paul McGill
as Blackie O'Neill
as Paula McGill Amory
as Adam Fairley
as Edwin Fairley
as Murgatroyd
as Joe Lowther
as Laura O'Neill
Creator
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
January 2, 1985
Last Aired Date
January 4, 1985
Production Companies
Portman Artemis Productions
Type
Miniseries
Number of Season
1
Number of Episodes
3
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Reviews
This is maybe the only thing I’ve ever seen Jenny Seagrove in, in which I thought she was any good. She is the young “Emma” who works as a maid for the wealthy “Fairley” family at their stately home. The youngest son of the house, “Edwin” (Peter Chelsom) and she take a shine to each other but society isn’t ever going to let them marry and so ensuing events sow in her a determination not just to s…
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Miniseries
1985|3 Episodes
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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