A Woman of Substance

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Season 1
  • Network: BritBox
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 24, 2026
Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7

Critic Reviews

  1. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Anita Singh
    Mar 11, 2026
    80
    Our heroine’s journey from Catherine Cookson territory to a shag-piled Manhattan skyscraper is treated with a surprising amount of sincerity.
  2. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: John Anderson
    Jun 23, 2026
    70
    [Brenda Blethyn] has the presence to make the older, decent but canny Emma convincing; Ms. [Jessica] Reynolds, who has to contend with the most fragrant passages of dialogue, transcends her various directors’ efforts toward emotional excess. .... Bradford wasn’t strictly a romance novelist, but she didn’t sell 90 million-plus books by being understated. The people behind “A Woman of Substance” know what fans of Bradford and Emma are looking for. The series is tailored accordingly.