To Be the Best

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 asBarbara Taylor Bradford's To Be the Best
GenreDrama
Written byElliott Baker (adapter)
Barbara Taylor Bradford (novel)
Directed byTom Wharmby
StarringLindsay Wagner
Anthony Hopkins
Stephanie Beacham
Christopher Cazenove
Stuart Wilson
ComposerAlan Parker
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes2
Production
Executive producerRobert Bradford
ProducerAida Young
Running time200 mins
Production companiesLondon Weekend Television
Antenne-2
Gemmy Productions
DistributorITV Studios
Release
Original networkITV (UK)
CBS (U.S.)
Picture format4:3
Audio formatStereo
Original release20 December (1991-12-20) –
27 December 1991 (1991-12-27) (UK)
2 August 1992 (1992-08-02) (U.S.)
Chronology
Preceded byHold the Dream

Cast

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
  1. Tony Scott (31 July 1992). "Review: 'To Be the Best Parts I & II'". Variety. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  2. "To Be the Best". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  3. "Barbara Taylor Bradford's To Be the Best". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  4. "Barbara Taylor Bradford: To Be the Best". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
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