To Be the Best

PG1992•6.3/10

Drama

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6.3/10(3)

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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Production

Gemmy Productions, LWT, Antenne 2

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Status

Ended

First Aired

August 2, 1992

Last Aired

August 9, 1992

Networks

London Weekend Television, Antenne 2

Created By

Barbara Taylor Bradford, Elliott Baker

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Season

Part 1

Air date: 1992-08-02

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.

Part 2

Air date: 1992-08-09

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.