故事讲述出身贫寒的女佣Emma Harte，如何自强不息、勤奋工作、善于学习、抓住各种可能的机会，实现自己人生梦想的历程。该剧改编自芭芭拉·泰勒·布拉德福德的同名小说。

The life of Emma Harte, from kitchen maid at the beginning of the 20th-century, to respected businesswoman and grandmother in the 1980s. 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.