To Be the Best
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To Be the Best

★ 6.3/10 TMDB Premiered 1992-08-02 1 season 2 eps

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.

Last Episode Aired 1992-08-09
S1E2 — Part 2

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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Billed 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
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