Hold the Dream
6.4
Season 1
S1 · E1 · May 5, 1987
Episode 1 Episode 1
S1 · E2 · May 5, 1987
Episode 2 Episode 2
S1 · E3 · May 6, 1987
Episode 3 Episode 3
S1 · E4 · May 6, 1987
Episode 4 Episode 4
4 episodes in Season 1
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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.
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Jenny Seagrove
Paula Fairley
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Barbara Taylor Bradford Creator · Don Sharp Director
Total runtime 4h 0m · Episode length 60 min · Type Miniseries
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Premiered
May 5, 1987
Final episode
May 6, 1987
Status
Ended
Network
Channel 4
Country
United Kingdom
Type
Miniseries
Episode length
60 min
Total runtime
4h 0m
Original language
English
Production
Operation Prime Time (OPT)
Production
Portman Entertainment Group
Production
Bradford Enterprises
Production
United Kingdom
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Spoken on screen
English
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