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To Be the Best

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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.

Aug 2, 19921 seasons2 episodesEndedEN

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Lindsay Wagner

Paula O'Neill (née Harte)

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Stephanie Beacham

Arabella Sutton

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Anthony Hopkins

Jack Figg

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Christopher Cazenove

Jonathan Ainsley

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Stuart Wilson

Jack Miller

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James Saito

Tony Chiu

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Gary Cady

Philip

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David Robb

Shane O'Neill

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Claire Oberman

Sarah Pascal

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Christopher Blake

Sandy

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Julian Fellowes

Dennis

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Rob Freeman

Harvey G. Rawson

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Seasons

Miniseries

2 episodes

Premiered Aug 2, 1992

Episodes

1–2 of 2

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Ep 1

Part 1

Aug 2, 1992

96m

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.

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Ep 2