A Woman of Substance is a British historical drama television series created for Channel 4 and written by Katherine Jakeways and Roanne Bardsley, based on the 1979 novel of the same name by Barbara Ta
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Broughton Hall served as Fairley Hall in both the 1985 and 2026 adaptations.
Panel discussion at the premiere of A Woman of Substance in Leeds in February 2026.
Emmett J. Scanlan
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Emmett John Scanlan is an Irish actor, known for playing villainous, bad boy characters. His credits include Hollyoaks, The Fall, Peaky Blinders, Breakdown, In The Flesh, Guardians of the Galaxy, The
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…Jessica Reynolds as younger Emma Emmett J. Scanlan as Adam Fairley Lydia Leonard as Olivia Wainwright…
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