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Season 11985

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January 1, 1985

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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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1985
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Cast

Jenny Seagrove
Jenny Seagrove
Young Emma Harte
Deborah Kerr
Deborah Kerr
Older Emma Harte
Barry Bostwick
Barry Bostwick
Major Paul McGill
Liam Neeson
Liam Neeson
Blackie O'Neill
Miranda Richardson
Miranda Richardson
Paula McGill Amory
Peter Egan
Peter Egan
Adam Fairley
Peter Chelsom
Peter Chelsom
Edwin Fairley
Barry Morse
Barry Morse
Murgatroyd
Jonathan Duttine
Jonathan Duttine
Joe Lowther
Diane Baker
Diane Baker
Laura O'Neill
John Mills
John Mills
Henry Rossiter
Mick Ford
Mick Ford
Frank Harte
Christopher Gable
Christopher Gable
Arthur Ainsley
Gayle Hunnicutt
Gayle Hunnicutt
Olivia Wainwright
Christopher Guard
Christopher Guard
Gerald Fairley
Dominic Guard
Dominic Guard
Winston Harte
Del Henney
Del Henney
Jack Harte
Nicola Pagett
Nicola Pagett
Adele Fairley
Joris Stuyck
Joris Stuyck
David Kallinski
Meg Wynn Owen
Meg Wynn Owen
Elizabeth Harte
George Baker
George Baker
Bruce McGill
Harry Landis
Harry Landis
Abraham Kallinski
Megs Jenkins
Megs Jenkins
Mrs Turner

Episodes

3 episodes
Season 1
Episode 1

Episode 1

Jan 2, 19851h 35m0 votes

As her children plot the takeover of her retail empire, Emma Harte plans her own counter-moves against them. Emma started life as a maid in the home of Adam Fairley, the wealthy local mill owner. She works hard not only at the Fairley's but also in her own home taking care of her father, two brothers and a bedridden and dying mother.

2 guest stars
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Episode 2

Episode 2

Jan 3, 19851h 35m0 votes

Now in Leeds, the pregnant Emma Harte learns that Blackie O'Neill has gone to Ireland to care for a sick friend. She finds a place to stay but has tried everywhere to get a job with no success. Her luck changes when she rescues a middle-aged man, Abraham Kallinski, be stoned by two boys.

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Episode 3

Episode 3

Jan 4, 19851h 35m0 votes

As Emma Harte's empire grows, she arranges her assets in such a way as no one knows she is the buyer, noting that most men don't like dealing with a woman on business matters. The various layers of ownership come in quite handy as George Fairley drinks and gambles his family businesses away and she gets a opportunity to buy them cheap.

5 guest stars
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