To Be the Best

To Be the Best

Limited Series 1992 · 2 eps · ★ 6.3 · Drama

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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.

Created by Barbara Taylor Bradford, Elliott Baker

Networks: London Weekend Television, Antenne 2

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