Barbara Taylor Bradford (3 Film Collection - Vol. 1) - 4-DVD Set ( A Woman of Substance / Hold the Dream / To Be the Best )

Barbara Taylor Bradford (3 Film Collection - Vol. 1) - 4-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: A Woman of Substance / Hold the Dream / To Be the Best
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Emmy Awards

Language Selections:
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Finnish ( Subtitles )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Denmark ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
748 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1984 - 1992 and produced in:
Canada ( USA, Canada )
France ( France, Benelux )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Don Sharp
Tony Wharmby

Written By:
Barbara Taylor Bradford
Lee Langley
Elliott Baker

Actors:
Jenny Seagrove ..... Young Emma Harte (3 episodes, 1985)
Barry Bostwick ..... Maj. Paul McGill (3 episodes, 1985)
Deborah Kerr ..... Emma Harte (3 episodes, 1985)
Diane Baker ..... Laura O'Neill (3 episodes, 1985)
Peter Chelsom ..... Edwin Fairley (3 episodes, 1985)
John Duttine ..... Joe Lowther (3 episodes, 1985)
Peter Egan ..... Adam Fairley (3 episodes, 1985)
Mick Ford ..... Frank Harte (3 episodes, 1985)
Christopher Gable ..... Arthur Ainsley (3 episodes, 1985)
Christopher Guard ..... Gerald Fairley (3 episodes, 1985)
Dominic Guard ..... Winston Harte (3 episodes, 1985)
Del Henney ..... Jack Harte (3 episodes, 1985)
Gayle Hunnicutt ..... Olivia Wainwright (3 episodes, 1985)
Barry Morse ..... Murgatroyd (3 episodes, 1985)
Liam Neeson ..... Blackie O'Neill (3 episodes, 1985)
Nicola Pagett ..... Adele Fairley (3 episodes, 1985)
Miranda Richardson ..... Paula McGill Amory (3 episodes, 1985)
Joris Stuyck ..... David Kallinski (3 episodes, 1985)
Meg Wynn Owen ..... Elizabeth Harte (3 episodes, 1985)
George Baker ..... Bruce McGill (3 episodes, 1985)
Megs Jenkins ..... Mrs. Turner (3 episodes, 1985)
Harry Landis ..... Abraham Kallinski (3 episodes, 1985)
John Mills ..... Henry Rossiter (3 episodes, 1985)
Jenny Seagrove ..... Paula Fairley
Stephen Collins ..... Shane O'Neill
Deborah Kerr ..... Emma Harte
James Brolin ..... Ross Nelson
Claire Bloom ..... Edwina, Lady Dunvale
Paul Daneman ..... David Amory
Fiona Fullerton ..... Sky Smith
Suzanna Hamilton ..... Emily Barkstone
Nigel Havers ..... Jim Fairley
John Mills ..... Henry Rossiter
Liam Neeson ..... Blackie O'Neill
Pauline Yates ..... Daisy Amory
Valentine Pelka ..... Winston Harte
Sarah-Jane Varley ..... Sally Harte
Paul Geoffrey ..... Anthony, the Earl of Dunvale
Lindsay Wagner ..... Paula O'Neill
Anthony Hopkins ..... Jack Figg
Stephanie Beacham ..... Arabella
Christopher Cazenove ..... Jonathan Ainsley
Stuart Wilson ..... Jack Miller
James Saito ..... Tony Chiu
Fiona Fullerton ..... Madelena
Gary Cady ..... Philip
David Robb ..... Shane O'Neill
Claire Oberman ..... Sarah Pascal
Christopher Blake ..... Sandy
Thomas Ewbank ..... Patrick
Julian Fellowes ..... Dennis
Rob Freeman ..... Harvey G. Rawson
Rupert Bates ..... Burrows

Synopsis:

A Woman of Substance (1984)
The life of Emma Harte is charted from kitchen maid at the beginning of the 20th Century to respected business woman and Grandmother in the 1980's. From humble beginnings Emma Harte starts her business with a small shop, but over the next twenty years she expands her stores and invests in the growing textile industry in Leeds. By the time of World War 2, Emma is the head of a major retail and manufacturing empire, but she has struggled all her life to find love. After an illegitimate daughter and two marriages, she finally meets the love of her life, Paul McGill, but their affair is cut short by a tragic accident, leaving Emma with his daughter. In the 1980's Emma faces one of her biggest tests - her childrens attempt to remove her as head of her company, but Emma is far from the senile old woman they think she is - she is determined to stop them at all costs.
Hold the Dream (1986)
Two-part, followup with Deborah Kerr, now playing Emma Harte at age 80 in the last winter of her life and dealing with her granddaughter Paula, as well as her respected advisor Henry Rossiter and Blackie O'Neill.
To Be the Best (1992)
The Barbara Taylor Bradford trilogy that began with A Woman of Substance ends with this epic tale! Paula O' Neill feuds with her cousins as she fights to save her grandmother's business-and struggles to salvage her marriage.

A Woman of Substance (1984)
The made-for-television adaptation of Barbara Taylor Bradford's A Woman of Substance stars Jenny Seagrove (ages 15 to 49) and Deborah Kerr (ages 50 to 79) as Emma Harte, a character who grows from maid to internationally feared and respected businesswoman. The all-star cast also includes Liam Neeson, Barry Morse, and Barry Bostwick.In part one, subtitled 'Nest of Vipers,' Emma is discharged from her job after a desultory affair with her employer's son (Peter Chesolm). In part two, subtitled 'The Secret is Revealed,' Emma heads to Leeds, where she starts a small business. Her enterprise blossoms beyond her wildest dreams, and she eventually becomes the wealthiest woman in the region. In part three, subtitled 'Fighting for the Dream,' Emma expands her business activities beyond the small town of Leeds and seeks vengeance on the aristocratic family that has wronged her. She also falls in love with handsome Major Paul McGill (Barry Bostwick).
Hold the Dream (1986)
This television mini-series sequel to A Woman of Substance finds aging businesswoman Emma Harte (Deborah Kerr) preparing to hand over her empire to granddaughter Paula Fairley (Jenny Seagrave), much to the dismay of the rest of the family.
To Be the Best (1992)
Lindsay Wagner stars as Paula O'Neill in this made-for-TV miniseries based on the best-selling novel by Barbara Taylor Bradford. Paula's grandmother, Emma Harte, took a failing department store and turned it into the powerful Harte Industries retail empire, and now that Paula has inherited the family business, she is determined to expand their international success by launching a new store in Hong Kong. However, Paula's cousins Jonathan (Christopher Cazenove) and Sarah (Claire Oberman) are determined to wrest control of the company away from Paula, and begin running interference in her plans for global expansion. Paula soon learns that Harte Industries is on financially shaky ground, and her personal life begins to crumble under the strain of keeping Hart Enterprises afloat. As Jonathan uses the firm's financial woes to his advantage, Paula finds that Jack Figg (Anthony Hopkins), the company's head of security, may be her last line of defense against her devious relatives. Originally broadcast in August 1992, To Be the Best was a follow-up to 1983's A Woman of Substance, another miniseries based on a Barbara Taylor Bradford novel, which covered Paula's life before she took over the family business; Diane Baker played Paula in the earlier series.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 25 February, 2015.