Man at the Top: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Drama series about ambitious northern anti-hero Joe Lampton. Based on John Braine's best-selling novel, the series follows Joe's now successful career as a city stockbroker, a career helped by his marriage to his former boss's daughter, Susan. Aggressive as ever in business, Joe fights hard to maintain the trappings of success, but soon finds himself vulnerable to the temptations his exalted status provides.

Series details

• Title: Man at the Top
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1970-12-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 1972-09-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 56940
• IMDb ID: tt0162097
• TVDB ID: 283607

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1970-12-14; final listed air date 1971-02-22; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 1972-06-05; final listed air date 1972-09-04; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Man at the Top on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.