Famous actresses seen for first time as Leeds character Emma Harte

Actresses Brenda Blethyn and Jessica Reynolds have been seen as Emma Harte for the first time for the Channel 4 adaption of Leeds-born Barbara Taylor Bradford's rags to riches A Woman Of Substance novel.

- by Nicola Adam

Brenda Blethyn as Emma Harte in the Channel 4 adaption of Barbara Taylor Bradford's A Woman Of Substance book.

A Woman of Substance follows the life of businesswoman Emma Harte, who works her way up from poverty in Leeds to riches in New York.

Bradford herself was born in Armley and died aged 91 in November.

Reynolds, 27, can be seen wearing a red outfit overlooking a series of hills as the character's younger self, while Vera star Blethyn, 79, is pictured standing in a hallway, wearing a white coat and orange sunglasses, while holding a red bag.