A Woman of Substance
9pm, Channel 4
Forty years after the Emmy-nominated adaptation of Barbara Taylor Bradford’s 1979 novel, here’s another wonderful (and horny) retelling of the revenge tale. In the 70s, “richest woman in the world” Emma Harte (Brenda Blethyn) reflects on her life from her New York penthouse. Her story starts at the turn of the 20th century in Yorkshire, where she worked as a maid for a wealthy family. When her mother instructs Emma to chase her dreams from her deathbed, she makes plans to never be poor again. But wrong turns are always moments away … Jessica Reynolds plays younger Emma and is joined by an equally brilliant cast including Emmett J Scanlan and Lenny Rush. Hollie Richardson
