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A tale of rags, riches and revenge

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

Salon

Is living apart the secret to successful relationships? Loose Women's Brenda Edwards says 'there is no formula'

But it’s worked for plenty of famous couples, including the Queen and Prince Philip

Woman & Home

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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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…

The Conversation

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 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

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We’ve found the next drama you won’t be able to drag your eyes from: Brenda Blethyn's A Woman of Substance is a powerful, feminist watch

In her first major role since Vera, Brenda Blethyn leads a cast of incredible women in the Channel 4 remake

Woman & Home

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

Brenda Blethyn on running a half-marathon at 80 - and the hilarious way her husband helped her fitness journey

Brenda Blethyn is not slowing down at 80. In fact, a half-marathon might be on the cards

Woman & Home

‘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

‘She’s let herself go, she’s aged so much’: how these words became Brenda Blethyn’s ‘biggest compliment’

The actress responded to the words about her appearance in the best possible way

Woman & Home

Brenda Blethyn, 79, has no plans to retire

The award-winning actress, whose career has spanned more than four decades, said she gets impostor syndrome, although it is not as bad as it was.

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'You can be really good at something you’ve not even tried yet' - Brenda Blethyn on how her inspirational acting career started

The acclaimed star of Vera revealed how she got into acting, and offers advice for anyone wanting to try something new

Woman & Home

'Is that flat downstairs still vacant?' - Brenda Blethyn lives separately from her husband and it 'works brilliantly'

The actress recalls the moment she decided life would be better if she lived in a different apartment to her husband

Evening Standard

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’.

The Guardian - UK

Dragonfly review – haunting, genre-defying drama of lonely city living

Brenda Blethyn and Andrea Riseborough, along with a very alarming dog, are superb as two neighbours thrown together by their neglected circumstances

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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.

The Independent UK

Pride & Prejudice at 20: How an intoxicating adaptation became the ultimate 21st-century romcom

FLASHBACKS: Two decades since its release, Joe Wright’s lush interpretation of Jane Austen’s classic novel – starring an Oscar-nominated Keira Knightley – remains a swoon-worthy generational touchstone for millennials and Gen Z. Clarisse Loughrey salutes its legacy, its daring… and its infamous hand flex

The Independent UK

Marianne Jean-Baptiste: ‘People were following a narrative that had been created to explain me’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: ‘Secrets & Lies’ made her the first Black British woman to be nominated for an Oscar. Now, nearly 30 years and 160 episodes of the ‘factory-like’ US cop drama ‘Without a Trace’ later, she has reunited with Mike Leigh for the blistering ‘Hard Truths’ – it’s earned…

The Independent UK

Brenda Blethyn makes big Vera admission after calling time on ITV series

Actor came clean as crime show ended after 13 years

Woman & Home

Are the Dark Wives standing stones in Vera's last episode real?

The Dark Wives standing stones were ancient structures in Vera's final episode and you might be wondering if they really exist

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Brenda Blethyn says farewell to detective Vera Stanhope

A touching documentary celebrates the end of the popular crime drama. Plus: Lucy Worsley unpicks our true crime obsession. Here’s what to watch this evening

Evening Standard

Final episode flashback shows TV’s Vera aged 12 promising to prove father wrong

The final storyline saw the detective involved in a high-stakes confrontation in a village linked to her past.

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