FORMER Vera star has been spotted playing a new role in Channel 4 adaptation of A Woman Of Substance.
Much-loved actress Brenda Blethyn has been seen as Emma Harte for the first time in the new Channel 4 adaptation of Barbara Taylor Bradford’s A Woman of Substance book.
Blethyn, 79, whose last appearance as the eponymous star of the hit North East-based detective show Vera came in January 2025, is pictured standing in a hallway, wearing a white coat and orange sunglasses, while holding a red bag.
The show will follow Emma Harte, an impoverished, ambitious maid in Yorkshire in 1911, who goes on a journey to become the world’s richest woman.
Channel 4 describes the story as a 'rags-to-riches tale of women through the 20th century,' as Emma 'defies the expectations of her society, fearlessly challenging the roles she’s given.'
Filming for the eight-part series has already begun in Yorkshire, with a transmission date set to be announced in due course.
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