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To Be the Best is a two-part 1991 British television serial, based on Barbara Taylor Bradford's 1988 novel of the same name, a follow-up to A Woman of Substance (1984) and Hold the Dream (1987). It stars Lindsay Wagner as Paula O'Neill (née Harte), taking over the role from Deborah Kerr. Paula O'Neill feuds with her cousins as she fights to save her grandmother's business, and struggles to salvage her marriage.
First Aired
Aug 2, 1992
Last Aired
Aug 9, 1992
Seasons
1
Episodes
2
Network
London Weekend Television
Studio
Gemmy Productions, LWT, Antenne 2
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Cast
Full credits →L
Lindsay Wagner
Paula O'Neill (née Harte)
S
Stephanie Beacham
Arabella Sutton
A
Anthony Hopkins
Jack Figg
C
Christopher Cazenove
Jonathan Ainsley
S
Stuart Wilson
Jack Miller
J
James Saito
Tony Chiu
F
Fiona Fullerton
Madelena
G
Gary Cady
Philip
D
David Robb
Shane O'Neill
C
Claire Oberman
Sarah Pascal
C
Christopher Blake
Sandy
J
Julian Fellowes
Dennis
R
Rob Freeman
Harvey G. Rawson
