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To Be the Best
To Be the Best
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To Be the Best

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.

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Cast

Lindsay Wagner

Lindsay Wagner

Paula O'Neill (née Harte)

Stephanie Beacham

Stephanie Beacham

Arabella Sutton

Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

Jack Figg

Christopher Cazenove

Christopher Cazenove

Jonathan Ainsley

Stuart Wilson

Stuart Wilson

Jack Miller

James Saito

James Saito

Tony Chiu

Fiona Fullerton

Fiona Fullerton

Madelena

Gary Cady

Gary Cady

Philip

David Robb

David Robb

Shane O'Neill

Claire Oberman

Claire Oberman

Sarah Pascal

Christopher Blake

Christopher Blake

Sandy

Thomas Ewbank

Patrick

Julian Fellowes

Julian Fellowes

Dennis

Rob Freeman

Rob Freeman

Harvey G. Rawson

Crew

Tom Wharmby

Director

Callum McDougall

Callum McDougall

Second Assistant Director

Elliott Baker

Writer

Barbara Taylor Bradford

Barbara Taylor Bradford

Novel

Robert Bradford

Executive Producer

Aida Young

Producer

Alan Parker

Original Music Composer

Alan Doberman

Director of Photography

John Shirley

Editor

Rose Tobias Shaw

Casting Director

Brian Ackland-Snow

Production Design

Sita Yeung Leng

Art Direction

Malcolm Stone

Art Direction

John Fenner

Art Direction

Martin Childs

Martin Childs

Art Direction

Barbara Lane

Costume Design

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