To Be the Best

British television miniseries

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To Be the Best is a 1991 British television miniseries directed by Tom Wharmby. Based on the 1988 novel by Barbara Taylor Bradford, it was the fourth mini-series based on a Bradford novel he had directed. It was produced by London Weekend Television in association with Antenne-2 and Gemmy Productions, and aired on ITV in the UK between 20 and 27 December 1991 in two parts, and on CBS in the U.S. on 2 and 4 August 1992.

Cast

Lindsay Wagner as Paula Harte
Anthony Hopkins as Jack Figg
Stephanie Beacham as Arabella Sutton
Christopher Cazenove as Jonathan Ainsley
Stuart Wilson as Jack Miller
Fiona Fullerton as Madelena O'Shea
Gary Cady as Philip Amory
David Robb as Shane O'Neill
Claire Oberman as Sarah Pascal
Christopher Blake as Alexander "Sandy" Barkstone
James Saito as Tony Chiu
Thomas Ewbabk as Patrick
Julian Fellowes as Dennis
Rob Freeman as Harvey G. Rawson
Rupert Bates as Burrows
Belinda Mayne as Jill
Robert Austin as George
Kate Spiro as Pam
Candy Lacy-Smith as Susan Sorrell
Louis Roth as Elwyn Sorrell
Moray Watson as Hunter
Bill Reimbold as Peale
Bill Hutchinson as Doone
Sarah Lam as Ming
Peter Dennis as Doctor

Release

The film originally aired in Britain on ITV in December 1991. In the United States, it aired on CBS in August 1992.^[1]

The series was subsequently released on VHS on 10 July 1995^[2] and on 24 February 2003 by Odyssey Video.^[3] The complete series was released and repackaged on DVD in the United Kingdom by Acorn Media UK on 8 September 2008.^[4]

References

^ Tony Scott (31 July 1992). "Review: 'To Be the Best Parts I & II'". Variety. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
^ "To Be the Best". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
^ "Barbara Taylor Bradford's To Be the Best". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
^ "Barbara Taylor Bradford: To Be the Best". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2017.