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.
Created by Barbara Taylor Bradford
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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
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