On the Up: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Tony Carpenter (Dennis Waterman) is a self-made millionaire and owner of a booming executive car hire business. He's made his way to the top but hasn't forgot his east-end roots, and much to his snooty wife's disgust, he treats his employees like friends. There's Mrs Wembley (Joan Sims) the cook, Sam (Sam Kelly) the chauffeur and of course his personal assistant Maggie (Jenna Russell), none of which he could live without. Follow this comical bunch of characters and Tony's troublesome daughter through trial and tribulations, in this entertaining sitcom about life when it's on the up!

Series details

• Title: On the Up
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1990-09-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 1992-11-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8731
• TVDB ID: 76575

Cast and credited roles

• Sam Kelly — Sam Jones
• Jenna Russell — Maggie Lomax
• Joan Sims — Mrs. Fiona Wembley
• Dora Bryan — Mrs Carpenter Senior
• Judy Buxton — Ruth Carpenter
• Fiona Mollison — Jane Webster
• Michelle Hatch — Dawn
• Pauline Letts — Mrs Carpenter Senior
• Vanessa Hadaway — Stephanie Carpenter
• Dennis Waterman — Tony Carpenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1990-09-04; final listed air date 1990-10-16; episode order: 7.
• Season 2: premiered 1991-09-06; final listed air date 1991-10-11; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 1992-09-28; final listed air date 1992-11-02; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from On the Up 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.