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TV tonight: illicit affairs and revenge in a wonderful period drama

Emma Harte’s head and heart are torn in A Woman of Substance. Plus: a hen do from hell. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - 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.

TechRadar

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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Brenda Blethyn shares £7.7 million fortune with husband

After quitting the role of TV detective Vera, actress Brenda Blethyn has shared a fortune of £7.7 million with her husband.

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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

‘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

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Brenda Blethyn seen as Emma Harte in A Woman Of Substance for the first time

Channel 4 describes the story as a ‘rags-to-riches tale of women through the 20th century’.

Evening Standard

Kneecap review: A sweary, crude and brilliantly political Irish comedy

The real-life hip-hop trio of the title play themselves in this riotous, semi-fictional origin story – which features a smart Michael Fassbender cameo

The Independent UK

Outlander star 'unrecognisable' from 1760s farmer to 1970s punk in Derry Girls

Jessica Reynolds, Outlander star who was killed off the popular Starz show, played punk girl Deirdre in the latest episode of Channel 4's Derry Girls on Tuesday evening.

Glasgow Live

Outlander's Malva Christie unrecognisable in latest Derry Girls

The Outlander actress played Deirdre in last night's episode.

Daily Record

Outlander’s Malva Christie thanks fans for despising character following shock exit

Contains spoilers: Jessica Reynolds, who played Malva in series six, took to Twitter to thank fans for their support.

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