Over the Top: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

After being fired from the soap opera Days to Remember, down on his luck, eccentric, self-centered actor Simon Ferguson moves into Manhattan's Metropolitan Hotel, which is run by ex-wife Hadley Martin, whom he was married to 20 years prior... for twelve days. Despite her initial exasperation with her ex, Hadley again succumbs to the "Ferguson charm", as do all of those around her. Simon reluctantly plays role model to Hadley's children from a different marriage: precocious 7 1⁄2-year-old Daniel and angst-ridden teen Gwen. The hotel's psychotic Greek chef, Yorgo Galfanikos, also looks up to Simon, having been a fan of his soap opera and films. Also seen are Rose, the hotel's assistant manager, Robert McSwain, the hotel's main investor, Tommy Sutton, a popular jock Gwen fawns over, and Jesse, a geek who is smitten with Gwen.

Series details

• Title: Over the Top
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1997-10-21
• Final broadcast date listed: 1997-11-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 53696
• IMDb ID: tt0118420
• TVDB ID: 77032

Cast and credited roles

• Tim Curry — Simon Ferguson
• Annie Potts — Hadley Martin
• Luke Tarsitano — Daniel Martin
• Steve Carell — Yorgo Galfanikos
• Marla Sokoloff — Gwen Martin
• John O'Hurley — Robert McSwain
• Liz Torres — Rose

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1997-10-21; final listed air date 1997-11-11; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Over 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.