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A tale of rags, riches and revenge

This soapy Britbox drama trades worshipping high society for good old payback

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Channel 4 renews sleeper hit drama after becoming broadcaster’s most-streamed show since 2021

Adaptation of beloved Barbara Taylor Bradford novel has become huge success

The Independent UK

Father Ted actor Ben Keaton dies suddenly aged 69: ‘We are all in shock’

Olivier winner Ben Keaton was best known for roles in ‘Father Ted’ and ‘Emmerdale’

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Malorie Blackman says Noughts & Crosses racism theme is still relevant after 25 years ‘in the times we’re living’

’Noughts & Crosses’ became a six-book series, which has been adapted for both the stage and screen

The Independent UK

Goodbye Vera, hello Emma Harte — A Woman of Substance on Channel 4 is Brenda Blethyn’s most bingeable role in years

A Woman of Substance is the book-to-TV bonkbuster Jilly Cooper fans need to stream before Rivals season 2 — and you can binge all 8 episodes now.

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Oscar contenders and women of substance – what to watch, read and see this week

I just finished watching The Studio, Seth Rogen’s hilarious Apple TV satire of life inside an old school Hollywood production company. One of the standout episodes was set in the audience at the Golden Globes. It perfectly captures the peculiar theatre of awards shows: stars smiling and clapping furiously while…

The Conversation

A Woman of Substance: Channel 4’s lavish remake revives the pleasures – and contradictions – of the bonkbuster

When Channel 4 premiered its adaptation of Barbara Taylor Bradford’s A Woman of Substance in 1985, the saga of Emma Harte – the Yorkshire maid who becomes one of the richest women in the world – was a ratings juggernaut. The new eight-part remake arrives with a curious mix of…

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A Woman of Substance review – a lavishly absurd, cliche-packed tribute to simpler times

Barbara Taylor Bradford’s 1979 novel became a massive TV hit in the 1980s. Now, Brenda Blethyn has donned a fabulous wig to whisk us back to the age of excess and escapism

The Guardian - UK

A Woman of Substance creator reveals Barbara Taylor Bradford’s one request for Channel 4 adaptation

‘I feel so conscious of honouring her legacy,’ co-writer Katherine Jakeways said

The Independent UK

A Woman of Substance review – Classic novel gets a radical, Rivals-style reboot

3/5 Brenda Blethyn and Jessica Reynolds lead this new adaptation of Barbara Taylor Bradford’s bestselling novel, four decades on from the hugely popular 1980s miniseries

The Independent UK

TV tonight: Brenda Blethyn’s wonderful, horny revenge drama

A new retelling of Barbara Taylor Bradford’s hit novel A Woman of Substance. Plus, cracking comedy We Might Regret This. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a big saga with big hair’: the bonkbuster remake of one of the biggest TV dramas ever

The raunchy 80s adaptation of smash hit novel A Woman of Substance drew the highest ratings Channel 4 has ever seen. As the broadcaster goes there again, the cast and creators talk feminism, revenge – and sex caves

The Guardian - UK

A Woman of Substance author Barbara Taylor Bradford honoured with blue plaque

The ”grand dame of blockbusters” sold more than 92 million books worldwide

The Independent UK

Cherie Blair says Barbara Taylor Bradford was ‘inspiration to me and millions’

The author died at the age of 91 on November 24 last year following a short illness.

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Liam Neeson remembers ‘brilliant’ Barbara Taylor Bradford in memorial message

The ‘grand dame of blockbusters’ died on November 24 last year following a short illness.

Evening Standard

Brenda Blethyn to lead Channel 4 adaptation of A Woman Of Substance

Blethyn follows in the footsteps of Deborah Kerr, who played Emma Harte in the original Channel 4 drama, which aired 40 years ago.

Evening Standard

Items that reflect ‘elegance and artistry’ of Barbara Taylor Bradford go on sale

The British-American author found fame with her debut novel, A Woman Of Substance, and went on to write 40 novels.

The Independent UK

Bestselling author Barbara Taylor Bradford’s estate goes to auction reflecting ‘life of elegance, intellect, and artistry’

Rare items chronicle the internationally bestselling author’s rise from a Yorkshire newsroom to global stardom

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A Woman of Substance: cast, plot, filming news and everything we know

A Woman of Substance on Channel 4, starring Brenda Blethyn and Jessica Reynolds, is an epic saga based on Barbara Taylor Bradford’s famous novel.

The Guardian - UK

Barbara Taylor Bradford obituary

Bestselling author who enjoyed overnight success with her debut novel A Woman of Substance

International Business Times

Bestselling 'Woman Of Substance' Author Barbara Taylor Bradford Dies Aged 91

Bestselling British-American writer Barbara Taylor Bradford, whose first novel "A Woman of Substance" turned her into an overnight success, has died aged 91, a spokeswoman said on Monday.

Evening Standard

Jenny Seagrove: Barbara Taylor Bradford backed women before it was fashionable

The best-selling author died on Sunday at the age of 91.

The Guardian - UK

Barbara Taylor Bradford: she wrote books about sexy, scrappy, hard-working women like her

A towering goddess of late 20th-century fiction, the novelist sold a different way of living to women who did not have choices – and she made all of her own dreams come true

Evening Standard

A Woman Of Substance winner remembers Taylor Bradford’s ‘steely determination’

Journalist Lisa Salmon met the novelist in 2009 when she was recognised for the adversity she had overcome.

Evening Standard

Barbara Taylor Bradford had ‘elegance, poise and steely determination’

The novelist died aged 91 on Sunday.

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