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Propelled by Star studded casts and rich period detail, these brilliant adaptations of Barbara Taylor Bradford's bestselling novels bring to life two of her most unfortgettable heroines. The beloved trilogy that begins with Emma Harte's remarkable rise from servant girl to international corporate power comes full circle when Emma's granddaughter must struggle against powerful enemies to keep the family's retail empire from collapsing. From beginning to end, three inspiring stories of love, power and determination. A Woman of Substance charts the life of Emma Harte, from kitchen maid at the beginning of the 20th Century, to respected business woman and Grandmother in the 1980's. From humble beginnings Emma Harte starts her business with a small shop, but over the next twenty years she expands her stores and invests in the growing textile industry in Leeds.

A unique slant, profiling the life of Adolf Hitler as a child and his rise through the ranks of the National German Workers' Party prior to World War II.

Step back in time to Edwardian Britain in this stunning series. Using advanced technology, black-and-white films of the era are brought to life in vivid colour. Experience the fashion, architecture, and daily life of this fascinating era like never before. Don't miss this captivating glimpse into the past.

Sacrifice of love is a fiction in costume set in one of the most beautiful places in Italy. In the spectacular landscape, unique in the world, of the marble quarries of Carrara, Sacrifice of love opens the scenery on an extraordinary historical period, full of social and cultural ferments that, from 1913, the last year of the Belle Epoque, through the hell of World War I will be the background to the events of our protagonists who will live their passions with a disruptive power, like the epic of that period.