The Upper Hand
- TV sitcom
- ITV1
- 1990 - 1996
- 94 episodes (7 series)
Charlie Burrows is an ex-footballer and single father who moves to the country and takes a job as housekeeper to a successful businesswoman. Stars Joe McGann, Diana Weston, Honor Blackman, Kellie Bright and William Puttock
- Series 4, Episode 17 repeated Monday at 5:20pm on U&Drama
Streaming rank this week: 3,532
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1990 - 1996
- Channel
- ITV
- Episodes
- 94 (7 series)
- Creators
- Martin Cohan and Blake Hunter
- Stars
- Joe McGann, Diana Weston, Honor Blackman, Kellie Bright and William Puttock
- Writer
- Greg Freeman
- Directors
- Martin Dennis, Martin Shardlow and Michael Owen Morris
- Producers
- Christopher Walker, Paul Spencer and Richard Boden
- Company
In order to give his daughter, Joanna, a better life born-and-bred Londoner Charlie Burrows, an ex-footabller and single father, leaves the city for Henley in the Oxfordshire countryside.
In particular, he heads to the home to advertising executive Caroline Wheatley, with whom he has taken a job as housekeeper. A single parent herself, Caroline lives with her mother, Laura, and young son Tom.
As the two families settle together, an hint of romance develops between Caroline and Charlie - but will it ever come to fruition?
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Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Multi-camera
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Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Tuesday 1st May 1990 at 8:30pm on ITV1
- Next repeats
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- Series 4, Episode 17: Monday at 5:20pm on U&Drama
- Series 4, Episode 18: Tuesday at 5:25pm on U&Drama
- Series 4, Episode 18: Wednesday at 2am on U&Drama
- Series 4, Episode 19: Wednesday at 5:20pm on U&Drama
- Series 5, Episode 1: Thursday at 5:20pm on U&Drama
- Series 5, Episode 1: Friday at 2:35am on U&Drama
- Series 5, Episode 2: Friday at 5:20pm on U&Drama
- Series 5, Episode 3: Monday 13th January at 5:20pm on U&Drama
- Series 5, Episode 4: Tuesday 14th January at 5:20pm on U&Drama
- Most recent repeats
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- Friday 3rd January 2025 at 5:25pm on U&Drama - Series 4, Episode 16
- Thursday 2nd January 2025 at 5:25pm on U&Drama - Series 4, Episode 15
- Tuesday 31st December 2024 at 5:25pm on U&Drama - Series 4, Episode 14