To Be the Best
1992•PG•1 Seasons•2 Episodes•6.3•Ended
Drama
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.
Creator
Barbara Taylor Bradford, Elliott Baker
Network
London Weekend Television
Origin
GB
Cast
Lindsay Wagner
Paula O'Neill (née Harte)
Stephanie Beacham
Arabella Sutton
Anthony Hopkins
Jack Figg
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
Episodes
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