To date, ten Barbara Taylor Bradford books have been produced as TV films or drama series, starring actors including Liam Neeson, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Jenny Seagrove, Deborah Kerr, Lindsay Wagner and Elizabeth Hurley.

The original A Woman of Substance three-part television drama was produced in 1984 and aired on Channel 4 in the UK in January 1985. The broadcast of the final episode drew 13.8 million viewers, which remains the channel’s highest ever audience. It was also broadcast in the US and received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Limited Series in 1985.

For organisations interested in optioning individual novels or a book series for film/TV/radio, please liaise with the Barbara Taylor Bradford Trust office here.