{"id":24438,"date":"2026-02-23T11:38:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/a-woman-of-substance-finds-broadcast-homes-globally\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T19:56:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T00:56:32","slug":"a-woman-of-substance-finds-broadcast-homes-globally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/a-woman-of-substance-finds-broadcast-homes-globally\/","title":{"rendered":"A Woman of Substance Finds Broadcast Homes Globally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Banijay Rights has signed deals around the world for <em>A Woman of Substance<\/em>, produced by The Forge (<em>National Treasure<\/em>, <em>The Buccaneers<\/em>), including with BritBox for North America.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBritBox is the perfect North American home for this bold new adaptation of Barbara Taylor Bradford\u2019s classic story, which follows Emma Harte\u2019s extraordinary rags-to-riches journey,\u201d said Matt Creasey, executive VP of sales, acquisitions and co-productions at Banijay Rights. \u201cWe\u2019re in no doubt this premium drama will captivate global audiences in what has been an incredible sales effort from the Banijay Rights team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beth Willis, executive producer at The Forge, added, \u201cWe are so thrilled the BritBox audience will get to enjoy the iconic Emma Harte and her universal story in <em>A Woman of Substance<\/em>, thanks to the support and brilliance of Banijay Rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The series has also been picked up by Foxtel and BINGE in Australia. TVNZ in New Zealand, NPO in The Netherlands, Cellcom TV Plus in Israel, COSMOTE TV in Greece, and R\u00daV in Iceland have also acquired the show in agreements struck by the Banijay Rights sales team.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>A Woman of Substance<\/em> adaptation is written by Katherine Jakeways (<em>The Buccaneers<\/em>) and co-written by Roanne Bardsley (<em>The Buccaneers<\/em>, <em>Screw<\/em>). 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