Updated Mar 13, 2026
Brenda Blethyn! Jessica Reynolds! Barbara Taylor Brandford! Rags-to-riches revenge romp! Big saga with big hair! I wrote about #AWomanOfSubstance - the bonkbuster remake of one of the biggest TV dramas ever (starts Weds at 9pm on Channel 4) theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2…
Nothing against Brenda Blethyn, but I would have loved Jenny Seagrove to play the older Emma Harte 😢 Young Emma is brilliant, as is “Mac” 😉 #AWomanOfSubstance #WomanOfSubstance
I don't think #awomanofsubstance IS a woman of substance in this new @4Viewers @Channel4 version. I barely lasted through horrid episode 1 & wouldn't bear episode 2, 3 etc. A big thumbs down.
Brenda Blethyn is so fabulous #AWomanOfSubstance
Shane O'Neill (originally played by Liam Neeson) is now mysteriously nicknamed "Mac" not Blackie. Weird and unnecessary. @Channel4 #awomanofsubstance
#awomanofsubstance @Channel4 its really cheap and nasty. Absolutely loved the original. Jenny Seagrove brought Emma to life perfectly. This is so "politically correct" & so appallingly dreadful. No Paul, no Winston. The Chandras? Really? Will rewatch the fabulous original instead
