Series

Hold the Dream

1987 · 1 season · Drama

IMDb

6.4

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.

Jenny Seagrove

Paula Fairley

Deborah Kerr

Emma Harte

Fiona Fullerton

Skye Smith

Liam Neeson

Blackie O'Neill

John Mills

Henry Rossiter

Nigel Havers

Jim Fairley

James Brolin

Ross Nelson

Suzanna Hamilton

Emily Barkstone

Claire Bloom

Edwina, Lady Dunvale

Stephen Collins

Shane O'Neill

Nicholas Farrell

Sebastian Cross

Sorcha Cusack

Bridget O'Donnell

Bruce Boa

Dale Stevens

Dominic Jephcott

Jonathan

Kate Harper

Elaine Vickers

Paul Geoffrey

Anthony

• Don SharpDirector
• Barbara Taylor BradfordNovel · Writer

First aired

May 5, 1987

Last aired

May 6, 1987

Status

Ended

Original language

English

Episodes

4

Rated

18+

Genres

Drama

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