Hold the Dream
Hold the Dream is a British two-part miniseries made in 1986, based on the novel of the same name by Barbara Taylor Bradford. It is the second book in the Emma Harte series, following A Woman of Substance. Hold the Dream continues the story of Emma Harte, played by Deborah Kerr, with Jenny Seagrove, who played the young Emma taking over the part of Paula Fairley.
Don Sharp
Casts & Crew
Claire Bloom
Jenny Seagrove
Stephen Collins
Deborah Kerr
James Brolin
John Mills
Liam Neeson
Also Directed by Don Sharp
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