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Hold the Dream
Overview
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.
Status
Ended
Created By
Barbara Taylor Bradford
Network
Channel 4
Seasons & Episodes
Miniseries
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.
Episodes
Episode 1
Emma Harte steps down from running her vast financial empire, leaving her granddaughter Paula Fairley in charge of the department store.
Episode 2
Paula's work ethic, just like her grandmother's, causes trouble at home. An oil spill takes her to America.
Episode 3
Paula's plans to divorce Jim to marry another man are disrupted by a car accident; Emily and Winston set a wedding date, and the matriarch's death keeps the family in turmoil.
Episode 4
The reading of Emma's revised Will splinters the family.
Top Cast
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
