The Upper Hand: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

When high-flying executive Caroline Wheatley advertises for a live-in home help, Charlie Burrows is the last person she expected to apply. But when Charlie, a footballer with a career curtailed by injury, moves into her luxurious country home with his daughter, he meets with approval both from Caroline s vivacious mother Laura and her son Tom. Before long, a romance blossoms one that will take the pair all the way up the wedding aisle. But there are plenty of surprises along the way...

Series details

• Title: The Upper Hand
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Family
• Premiere date: 1990-05-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 1996-10-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 7127
• IMDb ID: tt0098939
• TVDB ID: 76341

Cast and credited roles

• Diana Weston — Caroline Wheatley
• Honor Blackman — Laura West
• Joe McGann — Charlie Burrows
• William Puttock — Tom Wheatley
• Kellie Bright — Joanna Burrows

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1990-05-01; final listed air date 1990-12-27; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 1991-02-18; final listed air date 1991-05-20; episode order: 12.
• Season 3: premiered 1991-11-05; final listed air date 1992-02-11; episode order: 13.
• Season 4: premiered 1992-10-20; final listed air date 1993-02-22; episode order: 19.
• Season 5: premiered 1993-09-09; final listed air date 1993-12-23; episode order: 16.
• Season 6: premiered 1995-01-06; final listed air date 1995-04-08; episode order: 14.
• Season 7: premiered 1996-09-02; final listed air date 1996-10-14; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Upper Hand 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.