A Woman Of Substance - Barbara Taylor Bradford

Starring: Gayle Hunnicutt, Jenny Seagrove Director: Don Sharp Original UK Premiere: 1988 Dvd Release: 24th February, 2003 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: PAL, Region 2 Encoding

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When Emma Harte leaves Fairly Hall she is 16, single, & pregnant. With determination hard work & resilience that was to become her trademark, Emma becomes one of the worlds 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 Hall after her passionate affair with her masters son she is pregnant & alone. Escaping to town of Leeds to be with her friend Blackie ONeill (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 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 . She finally finds true love with Major Paul McGill the man that was dominate her life & overthrow her mistrust in men, resulting in the birth of her last child Daisy.

This story charts Emmas 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.

Donald Sharp is a British film director. His most famous films were made for Hammer Studios in the sixties & included Kiss of the Vampire & Rasputin, the Mad Monk. Also in 65 he directed The Face of Fu Manchu, based on the character created by Sax Rohmer, here played by Christopher Lee. It is probably his finest & best-loved film. Among his other credits are the spy-comedy Our Man in Marrakesh, the fantasy Jules Vernes Rocket to the Moon & the 1978 remake of The Thirty-Nine Steps, starring Robert Powell. Don Sharp at the Internet Movie Database. Posters Of The Four Feathers

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