Starring
Jenny SeagroveDeborah KerrFiona FullertonStephen CollinsClaire BloomSuzanna Hamilton
Ratings per Episode
Votes per Episode
Hold the Dream Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
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About
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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Miniseries1987
6.57243h 13m
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.
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Episode #1.1 | 6.7 | 21 | 96 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Episode #1.2 | 6.6 | 18 | 97 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Episode #1.3 | 6.3 | 16 | — | |
| ▶ | 4 | Episode #1.4 | 6.3 | 17 | — |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Jenny Seagrove Paula Fairley
Deborah Kerr Emma Harte
Fiona Fullerton Skye Smith
Stephen Collins Shane O'Neill
Claire Bloom Edwina, Lady Dunvale
Suzanna Hamilton Emily Barkstone
Nigel Havers Jim Fairley
John Mills Henry Rossiter
Liam Neeson Blackie O'Neill
James Brolin Ross Nelson
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