FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Barbara taylor bradford - The Untold Story

A tale of rags, riches and revenge

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

Salon · Jul 19

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 · Jun 23

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’

The Independent UK · Mar 23

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 · Mar 11

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 · Mar 11

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 · Mar 11

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 · Mar 11

‘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 · Mar 10

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 · Feb 26

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.

Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2025