The Upper Hand ''The Upper Hand'' is a British television sitcom with dramatic elements broadcast by ITV from 1 May 1990 to 14 October 1996. The programme was adapted from the American sitcom ''Who's the Boss?'' As in the former series, affluent single wo ...

'' is a British television sitcom which broadcast on ITV. It was adapted from the American series, ''

Who's the Boss? ''Who's the Boss?'' is an American sitcom television series created by Martin Cohan and Blake Hunter, that aired on ABC from September 20, 1984, to April 25, 1992, with a total of 196 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons. It was produce ...

'', created by Martin Cohan and

Blake Hunter Blake Hunter (born January 17, 1934) is an American television producer and writer. He is best known as the co-creator of the sitcom ''Who's the Boss?'', which aired on ABC from 1984 until 1992 and which co-starred Tony Danza and Judith Light, in ...

, who went on to serve as creative consultants for the British version. The series was produced by Central, in association with

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, and later Columbia TriStar Central and Carlton Productions. It stars

Joe McGann Joseph McGann (born 24 July 1958) is an English actor. His roles include the lead role of Charlie Burrows, the housekeeper in the TV comedy series '' The Upper Hand'' (1990–1996), '' Night and Day'' and his voice role as Sir Gideon Ofnir in ...

Diana Weston Diana Weston (born 13 November 1953) is a Canadian-British actress who has been on British television since 1975. She is a grandchild of Charles Basil Price. Biography Career Weston's first role was in a 1975 episode of '' Thriller'', and par ...

Honor Blackman Honor Blackman (22 August 1925 – 5 April 2020) was an English actress and singer, known for the roles of Cathy Gale in '' The Avengers''Aaker, Everett (2006). ''Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. ...

Kellie Bright Kellie Denise Bright (born 1 July 1976) is an English actress. Her roles include Linda Carter in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', for which she won the 2015 British Soap Award for Best Actress and Best Dramatic Performance, Julie in '' Ali G ...

Series overview

Episodes

Series 1 (1990)

Series 2 (1991)

Series 3 (1991–92)

Series 4 (1992–93)

Series 5 (1993)

Series 6 (1995)

Series 7 (1996)

References

External links