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To Be the Best
6.3(3)19921 season · 2 ep
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.
- Director
- Tom Wharmby
- Created by
- Robert Bradford
- Writers
- Elliott Baker
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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
Crew
Directing
- Tom WharmbyDirector
- Callum McDougallSecond Assistant Director
Writing
- Elliott BakerWriter
- Barbara Taylor BradfordNovel
Production
- Robert BradfordExecutive Producer
- Rose Tobias ShawCasting Director
- Aida YoungProducer
Camera
- Alan DobermanDirector of Photography
Editing
- John ShirleyEditor
Sound
- Alan ParkerOriginal Music Composer
Art
- John FennerArt Direction
- Sita Yeung LengArt Direction
- Malcolm StoneArt Direction
- Martin ChildsArt Direction
- Brian Ackland-SnowProduction Design
Costume & Make-Up
- Barbara LaneCostume Design