Release Date

05 May, 1987

Runtime

01:00: (HH:MM)

Total Episode/Season

4/1

Synopsis

Hold the Dream is a two-part 1987 television serial based on Barbara Taylor Bradford's 1985 novel of the same name, a sequel to the 1984 miniseries A Woman of Substance. Deborah Kerr reprises her role of Emma Harte, with Jenny Seagrove, who played the young Emma, taking the lead role as Paula Fairley. Paula Fairley, now head of the Harte chain of department stores, has taken on the burden of preserving Emma's legacy. However, she suffers dissent within her extended family, in particular from her devious cousin Jonathan Ainsley. In the United Kingdom, the series aired in four one-hour episodes, although it was initially created as two two-hour parts.

Original Title

Hold the Dream

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Miniseries

05 May, 1987

Paula Fairley, now head of the Harte chain of department stores, has taken on the burden of preserving Emma's legacy. However, she suffers dissent within her extended family, in particular from her devious cousin Jonathan Ainsley.

Created By

Barbara Taylor Bradford

Actors

Jenny Seagrove

Deborah Kerr

Fiona Fullerton

Liam Neeson

John Mills

Nigel Havers

James Brolin

Suzanna Hamilton

Claire Bloom

Stephen Collins

Nicholas Farrell

Sorcha Cusack

Bruce Boa

Dominic Jephcott

Kate Harper

Paul Geoffrey

David Swift

Victoria Wicks

Richard Morant

Valentine Pelka

Paul Daneman

Crew

Don Sharp

Matthew Sharp

Barbara Taylor Bradford

Barbara Taylor Bradford