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To Be the Best
1992 · 1 season, 2 episodes · miniseries
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Seasons and episodes To Be the Best
Season 1
1992 · 2 episodes · about 3h
1. Part 196 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.
2. Part 296 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.
Season summaries1 season, 2 episodes
Season 1
1992 · 2 episodes · about 3h
Paula O'Neill feuds with her cousins as she fights to save her grandmother's business, and struggles to salvage her marriage.
1 season, 2 episodes, about 3h in total, from August 2, 1992 to August 9, 1992. Episodes run about 96 min.
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What is it about? 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.
Genre: drama.
Cast and crew To Be the Best
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Creators
- Created byBarbara Taylor Bradford
- Created byElliott Baker
- Based on the novel byBarbara Taylor Bradford
- MusicAlan Parker
- CinematographyAlan Doberman
- EditingJohn Shirley
- NetworkLondon Weekend Television
Full cast14 cast members across all seasons
Cast:
- Lindsay Wagner · Paula O'Neill (née Harte) · 2 ep.
- Stephanie Beacham · Arabella Sutton · 2 ep.
- Anthony Hopkins · Jack Figg · 2 ep.
- Christopher Cazenove · Jonathan Ainsley · 2 ep.
- Stuart Wilson · Jack Miller · 2 ep.
- James Saito · Tony Chiu · 2 ep.
- Fiona Fullerton · Madelena · 2 ep.
- Gary Cady · Philip · 2 ep.
- David Robb · Shane O'Neill · 2 ep.
- Claire Oberman · Sarah Pascal · 2 ep.
- Christopher Blake · Sandy · 2 ep.
- Thomas Ewbank · Patrick · 2 ep.
- Julian Fellowes · Dennis · 2 ep.
- Rob Freeman · Harvey G. Rawson · 2 ep.
Crew:
- Brian Ackland-Snow · Production Design
- Alan Doberman · Director of Photography
- Barbara Lane · Costume Design
- Tom Wharmby · Director
- John Shirley · Editor
- Aida Young · Producer
- Robert Bradford · Executive Producer
- Alan Parker · Original Music Composer
- Elliott Baker · Writer
- Barbara Taylor Bradford · Novel
Trailer To Be the Best
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Details To Be the Best
- First episode
- August 2, 1992
- Last episode
- August 9, 1992
- Status
- miniseries
- Network
- London Weekend Television
- Countries
- United Kingdom, France
- Original language
- English
- Studios
- Gemmy Productions, LWT, Antenne 2
Frequently asked questions
How many seasons does To Be the Best have?
1 season, 2 episodes. The last episode aired August 9, 1992.
Who’s in To Be the Best?
Lindsay Wagner, Stephanie Beacham, Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Cazenove, Stuart Wilson, James Saito, Fiona Fullerton, Gary Cady, David Robb, and Claire Oberman. Created by Barbara Taylor Bradford and Elliott Baker.
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