The read
The series ran 1 season across 4 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
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.
Ratings
7 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Miniseries | 4 ep1987 |
Key crew
- Don SharpDirector
- Barbara Taylor BradfordWriter
Cast
- Jenny SeagrovePaula Fairley
- Deborah KerrEmma Harte
- Fiona FullertonSkye Smith
- Liam NeesonBlackie O'Neill
- John MillsHenry Rossiter
- Nigel HaversJim Fairley
- James BrolinRoss Nelson
- Suzanna HamiltonEmily Barkstone
- Claire BloomEdwina, Lady Dunvale
- Stephen CollinsShane O'Neill
- Nicholas FarrellSebastian Cross
- Sorcha CusackBridget O'Donnell