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.
| To Be the Best | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Barbara Taylor Bradford's To Be the Best |
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | To Be the Best by Barbara Taylor Bradford |
| Screenplay by | Elliott Baker |
| Directed by | Tom Wharmby |
| Starring | Lindsay Wagner Anthony Hopkins Stephanie Beacham Christopher Cazenove Stuart Wilson |
| Composer | Alan Parker |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Robert Bradford |
| Producer | Aida Young |
| Running time | 200 minutes |
| Production companies | London Weekend Television Antenne-2 Gemmy Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 20 December – 27 December 1991 |
| Related | |
Cast
edit- 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
editThe 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
edit- ^ 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.
External links
edit- To Be the Best at IMDb
- To Be the Best at TCM