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.
DirectorDon Sharp
WriterBarbara Taylor Bradford
Episode 1
May 5, 1987
Emma Harte steps down from running her vast financial empire, leaving her granddaughter Paula Fairley in charge of the department store.
Episode 2
May 5, 1987
Paula's work ethic, just like her grandmother's, causes trouble at home. An oil spill takes her to America.
Episode 3
May 6, 1987
Paula's plans to divorce Jim to marry another man are disrupted by a car accident; Emily and Winston set a wedding date, and the matriarch's death keeps the family in turmoil.
Episode 4
May 6, 1987
The reading of Emma's revised Will splinters the family.
