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Hold the Dream (1987)

Hold the Dream poster
Directed by
Don Sharp
Genre
drama
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 4 episodes
Rated
18+
Rating
4.4 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This series follows an aging businesswoman as she passes her retail empire to her granddaughter. The story focuses on family conflicts and personal relationships across generations.

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What happens

Hold the Dream is a British two-part serial made in 1986, based on the 1985 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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