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A woman of substance trilogy [videorecording] / Endemol ; written by Lee Langley, Barbara Taylor Bradford, and Elliott Baker ; directed by Don Sharp and Tony Wharmby ; produced by Diane Baker, Harry R. Sherman, and Ada Young.

Baker, Diane, 1938- (Added Author). Beacham, Stephanie. (Added Author). Bostwick, Barry. (Added Author). Bradford, Barbara Taylor, 1933- (Added Author). Brolin, James, 1940- (Added Author). Cezenove, Christopher. (Added Author). Collins, Stephen, 1947- (Added Author). Hopkins, Anthony, 1937- (Added Author). Kerr, Deborah, 1921-2007 (Added Author). Neeson, Liam. (Added Author). Seagrove, Jenny. (Added Author). Wagner, Lindsay. (Added Author). Acorn Media (Firm) (Added Author). Endemol UK Productions. (Added Author).

Summary:

A Woman of substance: the story of Emma Harte, a bright and ambitious servant girl who overcomes her impoverished Yorkshire beginnings in her quest to become an international retailing magnate and one of the richest women in the world.

Hold the dream: continues the saga of Emma Harte, who rose from servant girl to head of an international retail dynasty. At 80, Emma passes control of the Harte-McGill empire to her beloved granddaughter Paula.

To be the best: a tale of love, betrayal, and a family feud set in Hong Kong, London, and New York.

Record details

ISBN: 9781598287660 :
Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (ca. 667 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Silver Spring, MD : Distributed by Acorn Media, c2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Three complete miniseries"--Container. A woman of substance originally aired in 1984. Hold the dream originally aired in 1986. To be the best originally aired in 1991. Adapted from the novels by Barbara Taylor Bradford. Special features: interview with producer and star Diane Baker (18 min.) ; biography, booklist and interview with author Barbara Taylor Bradford (59 min.). Title from container.
Formatted Contents Note:	Discs 1 & 2. A Woman of substance ; Disc 3. Hold the dream ; Disc 4. To be the best.
Participant or Performer Note:	A woman of substance: Jenny Seagrove, Liam Neeson, Deborah Kerr, Barry Bostwick. Hold the dream: Jenny Seagrove, Stephen Collins, Deborah Kerr, James Brolin, Liam Neeson. To be the best: Lindsay Wagner, Anthony Hopkins, Stephanie Beacham, Christopher Cezenove.
Target Audience Note:	PG.
System Details Note:	DVD ; (4:3) full screen presentation, Dolby digital stereo.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	For private home use only.
Language Note:	SDH subtitles.