A Woman of Substance (2026 TV Seriee) - Season 1 - Episode 7

Season 1 (8 episodes, premiered Mar 11, 2026 on Channel 4; Jun 24, 2026 on BritBox) intercuts young Emma (Jessica Reynolds) and older Emma (Brenda Blethyn) to trace her ascent. Early episodes establish her humiliation and exile, her first entrepreneurial steps in Leeds, and her entanglement with the Fairley dynasty Adam (Emmett J. Scanlan), Olivia (Lydia Leonard), Adele (Leanne Best), Gerald (Harry Cadby), Edwin (Ewan Horrocks), and Jim (Toby Regbo). Mid‑season, Emma expands into textiles, navigates wartime upheaval, and hardens her resolve; late episodes follow her New York breakthrough, strategic alliances (including Paula Amory, played by Mara Huf), and the long‑deferred reckoning with those who wronged her.