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Brenda Blethyn & Jessica Reynolds Leading Channel 4’s ‘A Woman Of Substance’ Remake
Channel 4's 'A Woman of Substance' remake has cast Brenda Blethyn & Jessica Renolyds for the adaptation of the Barbara Taylor Bradford novel.
Brenda Blethyn (left) and Jessica ReynoldsKarwai Tang / Dave Benett/WireImage The remake of the rags-to-riches tale comes 40 years after the first Channel 4 version of A Woman of Substance, which starred Jenny Seagrove and remains its most watched drama of all time. Falling, another of its new shows under film and TV drama boss Ollie Madden, landed Paapa Essiedu and Keeley Hawes as leads last week. Charlie Palmer ( Extraordinary, Agatha Raisin) is producer and John Hardwick ( The Buccaneers, One Day, The A Word) will direct block one.
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