The raunchy 80s adaptation of smash hit novel A Woman of Substance drew the highest ratings Channel 4 has ever seen. As the broadcaster goes there again, the cast and creators talk feminism, revenge â and sex caves Somewhere on the West Yorkshire moors is what the team behind A Woman of Substance nicknamed âthe sex caveâ. It is here that the heroine, Emma Harte, loses her virginity in the lavish new adaptation of Barbara Taylor Bradfordâs bonkbuster. âItâs hidden away and beautiful,â says the showrunner, Katherine Jakeways. âThe lighting in there almost looks like AI, but itâs real. Weirdly, itâs about a mile from my mother-in-lawâs house. I havenât told her yet that itâs a sex cave!â This is just one of many unusual sites for sex scenes featured in the show. âOh my God, I know,â laughs Jessica Reynolds, who plays the young Emma. âNot just the cave, but thereâs a little love shack, too. The cave is the most stunning location, with sunlight coming through these arching rocks. I wonder if they used it in Wuthering Heights, too? If they didnât, they should have.â Thanks to Emerald Fennellâs reimagining of Emily Brontëâs classic, heaving bos
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Barbara Taylor Bradfordâs 1979 novel became a massive TV hit in the 1980s. Now, Brenda Blethyn has donned a fabulous wig to whisk us back to the age of excess and escapism Basically, there was trouble at âmill. Or at least tâmill…
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Barbara Taylor Bradfordâs 1979 novel became a massive TV hit in the 1980s. Now, Brenda Blethyn has donned a fabulous wig to whisk us back to the age of excess and escapism Basically, there was trouble at âmill. Or…
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