Series·1992·PG·1 season

To Be the Best

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.

Created by Barbara Taylor Bradford, Elliott Baker

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Part 1E1 · 96 min

Paula O'Neill, sole heir and head of the empire built up by her grandmother Emma Harte's department store empire, must battle her power-hungry cousin Jonathan Ainsley for control of the board.

Part 2E2 · 96 min

Paula, with the help of her head of security, fights for control of the Harte empire at the opening of the new store in Hong Kong.

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Cast

12 credited

Lindsay Wagner
Lindsay WagnerPaula O'Neill (née Harte)
Stephanie Beacham
Stephanie BeachamArabella Sutton
Anthony Hopkins
Anthony HopkinsJack Figg
Christopher Cazenove
Christopher CazenoveJonathan Ainsley
Stuart Wilson
Stuart WilsonJack Miller
James Saito
James SaitoTony Chiu
Fiona Fullerton
Fiona FullertonMadelena
Gary Cady
Gary CadyPhilip
David Robb
David RobbShane O'Neill
Claire Oberman
Claire ObermanSarah Pascal
Christopher Blake
Christopher BlakeSandy
Thomas Ewbank
Thomas EwbankPatrick

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