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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.
First Aired
May 5, 1987
Last Aired
May 6, 1987
Seasons
1
Episodes
4
Network
Channel 4
Studio
Operation Prime Time (OPT), Portman Entertainment Group, Bradford Enterprises
Keywords
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Cast
Full credits →J
Jenny Seagrove
Paula Fairley
D
Deborah Kerr
Emma Harte
F
Fiona Fullerton
Skye Smith
Liam Neeson
Blackie O'Neill
J
John Mills
Henry Rossiter
N
Nigel Havers
Jim Fairley
J
James Brolin
Ross Nelson
S
Suzanna Hamilton
Emily Barkstone
C
Claire Bloom
Edwina, Lady Dunvale
S
Stephen Collins
Shane O'Neill
N
Nicholas Farrell
Sebastian Cross
S
Sorcha Cusack
Bridget O'Donnell
B
Bruce Boa
Dale Stevens
D
Dominic Jephcott
Jonathan
K
Kate Harper
Elaine Vickers
P
Paul Geoffrey
Anthony
D
David Swift
John Cross
V
Victoria Wicks
Sarah Lowther
R
Richard Morant
Malcolm Perring
V
Valentine Pelka
Winston Harte
