Barbara Taylor Bradford's A Woman of Substance Trilogy (A Woman of Substance / Hold the Dream / To Be the Best) [DVD]

The seller was amazing, it was well wrapped and arrived quickly. Dvd was like new. Would order from this store again.

This is a wonderful series I really enjoy the 1st and the 2nd… the 3rd one is not my favorite with Lidsey Wagner.... But the ones with Deborah Carr are amazing...

I was excited to get this mini series because I had just gotten through reading the first 3 books again (there r 6 books in the series, on the last one now.)But I digress....I was disappointed in the mini series because the casting was not true to the characters in the book...Jenny Seagrave is a very good actress, but Emma in the book had red hair and green eyes! And the husbands and kids didnt match up to the books! Edwina is a blonde in the book but in the mini series shes a brunette, and Emmas husbands were not as good looking as described in the books. And Shane was supposed to have black hair! Emily is a blonde in the book, but brunette in the series. Come on people, u couldnt find anyone close to what was in the books?As for To Be The Best....I love, love, love, Lindsay Wagner, always have and always will, but I didnt like her in this story. And the story was taken from the end of the book. Very little of the first of the book was used and only 1 of Paula and Shane's kids were in this story-Patrick. Where did the other kids go? And where were Emily and Winston and their kids?I loved the books and have read the first 3 until ragged. The last 3 are so very good and carry on the series admirably. If a mini series is ever made of the last 3 books, please stay true to the characters, please!!!Ok, rant over....for now!

Ordered A Woman of Substance re-issue. It’s been really hard to find. This one works perfect.

I liked this series very much up thru 3 of the discs. The fourth I turned off after about 20 minutes. There is no real explanation of who is who, who is the grandchild of who. There is almost nothing about personal relationships. Just business crap then more and more business crap. Two of the men looked so much alike I could hardly tell them apart except one was apparently her husband and the other was, for some unknown reason, a mortal enemy. I say order this for the lst 3 discs in the set and don't even bother with the fourth disc.

This trilogy was definitely not worth the money. The first movie, A Woman of Substance was excellent. Hold the Sream was OK. I couldn't even get through To be the Best. Paula was played by Jenny Seagrove and the last movie she was played by Lindsey Wagner who just did not fit the part...so disappointing. I wish I could just return the whole set! Would not recommend to anyone.

Many years ago, I watched the series and was captured by the story. I am thrilled to have found the complete trilogy for purchase on Amazon. This is one that is especially powerful and anyone who has enjoyed the talented Jenny Seagrove, Deborah Kerr and young, handsome Liam Neeson, will experience great drama, romance, strength of character and mystery. I am so pleased to have the opportunity to encourage you to get cozy, with perhaps a cup of tea, and be transported to another place and time, leading to the challenges of modern day business and family drama.

I related quite well to the first two of the trilogy, A Woman of Substance and Hold the Dream. Although I realize that not all of the books characters and contents can "fit" into a mini series, of what I did view, the story and characters were true. Also in my opinion, without having read the books, the story line would have been hard to follow. The third of the trilogy, To Be the Best, was hugely a disappointment to me. Too much emphasis was put on only sections of the novel. The main characters were given complete different personalities, and there was almost no indication of all the children and grandchildren of Emma Harte. I did enjoy the landscapes, homes, cities and countries that were presented through the series. Glad that I had recently read the complete series of "A Woman of Substance" the Emma Harte Saga. Otherwise if I had first watched the trilogy mini series, I may have never read the books. Loved the books, and thank you Barbara Taylor Bradford, they were perfect!!!

First 2 DVDs were very good, in the 3rd DVD many of the original actors had been replaced which made it too difficult to follow the plot

Bought as a mothers day gift. Exactly what mum wanted. Thanks

Nothing to report loved the series

First two series were excellent. Third very week and miscaste

Great story not as good as the book, I’ve dropped a star as the first movie Woman of Substance was not great quality. Very pale in colour