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Quantum Leap (The Upper Hand)
'' The Upper Hand'' is a British television sitcom which broadcast on ITV. It was adapted from the American series, ''Who's the Boss?'', created by Martin Cohan and Blake Hunter, who went on to serve as creative consultants for the British version. The series was produced by Central, in association with Columbia Pictures Television Columbia Pictures Television, Inc. (abbreviated as CPT) was launched on May 6, 1974, by Columbia Pictures as an American television production and distribution company. It is the second name of Columbia Pictures' television division Screen Gems ..., and later Columbia TriStar Central and Carlton Productions. It stars Joe McGann, Diana Weston, Honor Blackman, Kellie Bright and William Puttock. 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 * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Upper Hand Lists of British sitco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 woman Caroline Wheatley (Diana Weston), raising her son with the help of her mother Laura West (Honor Blackman), hires a housekeeper, and a man called Charlie Burrows (Joe McGann) applies for the job. Premise Down on his luck, former footballer Charlie Burrows moves from a deprived area of London to leafy Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire to make a better life for his teenage daughter Joanna, by taking a job as housekeeper for well-off advertising executive Caroline Wheatley. Although Caroline is unsure about employing him, her man-eating ageing mother Laura West talks her into it. Soon the two become friends, Caroline's son Tom comes to see Charlie as a father figure, and Joanna enjoys having a female influence in her life following the prema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Saxon
Rolf Saxon (born July 7, 1955) is an American stage, film, and television actor. He is known for his role as William Donloe in '' Mission: Impossible'' and '' Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning'', as well as for his voice-over work in numerous video games, movies and TV shows, including as the narrator for the US dub of the BBC children's series ''Teletubbies''. Life and career Rolf Saxon was born at Fort Belvoir in Alexandria, Virginia on 7 July 1955. He has worked with the American Conservatory Theater, Cal Shakes, Berkeley Mime Troupe, and Omphalos Street Theatre Company. After training as an actor, Saxon immediately began appearing on the stage and on television; he made his film debut as Dick Tipton in a BBC adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'' (1980). Initially known as a television actor, he appeared as attorney Hudson J. Talbot III in the ITV drama ''Capital City'' (1989–1990).'Second Quarter Figures', Director: Paul Seed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katherine Helmond
Katherine Marie Helmond (July 5, 1929 – February 23, 2019) was an American actress. Over an acting career spanning six decades, she was best known for her starring role as Jessica Tate on the sitcom ''Soap'' (1977–1981) and her co-starring role as Mona Robinson on ''Who's the Boss?'' (1984–1992). Helmond also played Doris Sherman on '' Coach'' (1995–1997) and Lois Whelan (the mother of Debra Barone) on ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' (1996–2004). She also appeared as a guest on several talk and variety shows. Helmond had featured roles in a number of films including Alfred Hitchcock's '' Family Plot'' (1976), Terry Gilliam's ''Time Bandits'' (1981) and ''Brazil'' (1985), and Garry Marshall's '' Overboard'' (1987). She also voiced Lizzie in the ''Cars'' film franchise by Disney/Pixar between 2006 and 2017. Early life Helmond was born on July 5, 1929, in Galveston, Texas, to Thelma Louise (née Walker) and Patrick Joseph Helmond. Her name on her birth certificate was misspe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mona Marshall
Mona Marshall is an American television and voice actress, known for her work in a number of cartoons, anime shows, films and video games. Her major credits include ''South Park'', where she voices many of the female characters on the show, '' .hack//Sign'', '' Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series'', '' CBS Storybreak'', and ''Digimon''. She has also appeared on-stage for television shows such as ''Cheers'' and '' Who's the Boss?'' Career Marshall has a theatre background and trained for the stage. When she was teaching fifth grade, the mother of one of her students suggested she enroll in a voice-over class taught by the late Daws Butler, voice of Yogi Bear and Quick Draw McGraw. She is often cast in the roles of young male characters. Her roles have included parts not only in American animated television series and several animated feature films, but also in Japanese anime. Her most notable roles in American cartoons are Sheila Broflovski (1999–present,) after original voi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Kallis
Danny Kallis (born March 13, 1957) is an American television writer and producer. He has written for such programs as ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'', ''The Suite Life on Deck'', ''The JammX Kids'', '' The Sausage Factory'', ''Smart Guy'' (which he also directed), ''Who's the Boss?'', ''The Upper Hand'', ''The Charmings'', ''Silver Spoons'', ''Mama's Family'' and ''Taxi''. He has a company called Danny Kallis Productions which produced ''Smart Guy'' and ''The Suite Life on Deck''. He also teaches screenwriting at UCLA extension. Producer He produced ''Arwin!'' (not picked up by Disney), ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'', ''The Suite Life on Deck'', ''The JammX Kids'', '' The Sausage Factory'', '' Grown Ups'', ''Smart Guy'', '' Hangin' with Mr. Cooper'' and ''Phenom''. Danny Kallis Productions Danny Kallis Productions was created in the 1990s and was the main production company for the WB sitcom ''Smart Guy''. They closed down due to low production output. The company was later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam I
Adam is the name given in Genesis 1–5 to the first human. Adam is the first human-being aware of God, and features as such in various belief systems (including Judaism, Christianity, Gnosticism and Islam). According to Christianity, Adam sinned in the Garden of Eden by eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. This action introduced death and sin into the world. This sinful nature infected all his descendants, and led humanity to be expelled from the Garden. Only through the crucifixion of Jesus, humanity can be redeemed. In Islam, Adam is considered ''Khalifa'' (خليفة) (successor) on earth. This is understood to mean either that he is God's deputy, the initiation of a new cycle of sentient life on earth, or both. Similar to the Biblical account, the Quran has Adam placed in a garden where he sins by taking from the Tree of Immortality, so loses his abode in the garden. When Adam repents from his sin, he is forgiven by God. This is seen as a guidance for h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Aronsohn
Lee Aronsohn (born December 15, 1952) is an American television program, television screenwriter, writer, composer and television producer, producer. He is the co-creator of the successful TV series ''Two and a Half Men''. He has written for many situation comedy, sitcoms, such as ''The Love Boat'', ''Who's the Boss?'', ''Murphy Brown'', ''Grace Under Fire (TV series), Grace Under Fire'', ''The Big Bang Theory'', and ''Cybill''. Career In 1975, he founded the comic bookstore "Trade-a-Tape Comic Center" in Lincoln, Nebraska, which he ran for two years. , the store is still in operation, under its second owner. In 1997, he co-created the sitcom starring Rick Reynolds and Pam Dawber, ''Life... and Stuff''. In 2003, he co-created the sitcom ''Two and a Half Men'' and wrote the original music for the series as well. Besides writing scripts, Aronsohn has also worked as executive producer and directs one show per season. He is also executive producer and writer for ''The Big Bang The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clay Graham
Clay Graham (born May 5, 1959) is an American comedy writer, television producer and website creator, best known for his work on ''The Drew Carey Show'' and the Netflix series ''Santa Clarita Diet''. Early years Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Graham began writing comedy in high school, selling material to humorist Robert Orben for seven dollars a joke. While still in college, he wrote for '' Mad'' magazine, creating scripts for artist Don Martin. Writing career Soon after graduation, Graham was hired as a writer on the sitcom '' Benson''. After this, he worked as a writer and producer on the last three seasons of the long-running ABC comedy, ''Who's the Boss?''. During this period, Graham wrote "The All-Nighter," an episode still somewhat controversial among fans of the sitcom because of its relatively dark themes. In 1995, Graham became the head writer and an executive producer of ''The Drew Carey Show''. He remained on the show for eight of its nine seasons, producing more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Donley
John Donley is a writer from Gould, Arkansas. Donley wrote in many sitcoms including ''Sanford and Son'', ''Good Times'', ''The Jeffersons'', '' Diff’rent Strokes'', '' Benson'' and ''Who's the Boss''. He won an NAACP Image Award The NAACP Image Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by the U.S.-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to honor outstanding performances in film, television, theatre, music, and literature. The over 40 ... for best situation comedy in 1984. In 2019 he was inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame. Career The first script Donley sold was ''Black Jesus'', which was the second episode of Good Times. In 1984, his episode ''Roots'' on the comedy ''Diff’rent Strokes'' earned him an NAACP Image Award for Best Situation Comedy Episode. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Donley, John Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Lincoln County, Arkansas Screenwriters from Arkan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Timothy Julian Brooke-Taylor (17 July 194012 April 2020) was an English actor and comedian. He was best known as a member of The Goodies. Brooke-Taylor became active in performing in comedy sketches while at the University of Cambridge and became president of the Footlights, touring internationally with its revue in 1964. Becoming more widely known to the public for his work on BBC Radio with ''I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again'', he moved into television with ''At Last the 1948 Show'', working together with old Cambridge friends John Cleese and Graham Chapman. With Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie, he starred in ''The Goodies (TV series), The Goodies'' (1970–1982), picking up international recognition in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. He appeared as an actor in various sitcoms and was a panellist on BBC Radio's ''I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue'' for almost 50 years. Early life and education Timothy Julian Brooke-Taylor was born on 17 July 1940 in Buxton, Derbyshire, son of Edward B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Williams (actor)
Simon Williams (born 16 June 1946) is a British actor known for playing James Bellamy in the period drama '' Upstairs, Downstairs''. Frequently playing upper middle class or aristocratic upper class roles, he is also known for playing Charles Cartwright in the sitcom '' Don't Wait Up'' and Charles Merrick in medical drama ''Holby City''. Since 2014, he has played the character of Justin Elliott in the long-running BBC Radio 4 series ''The Archers''. Early life and education Simon Williams was born in Windsor, Berkshire, Windsor in 1946. His parents were the actor Hugh Williams and the actress and model Margaret Vyner. His sister Polly, an actress, married his ''Don't Wait Up'' co-star and friend Nigel Havers. She died in 2004. His brother is the poet Hugo Williams. Williams was educated at Harrow School. He trained in Repertory theatre, repertory at Worthing, Birmingham and Bath, Somerset, Bath, and later joined the Theatre Workshop. Career Williams has appeared on stage in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Newley
Anthony Newley (24 September 1931 – 14 April 1999) was an English actor, director, comedian, singer, and composer. A "latter-day British Al Jolson", he achieved widespread success in song, and on stage and screen. "One of Broadway's greatest leading men", from 1959 to 1962 he scored a dozen entries on the UK Singles Chart, including two number one hits. Newley won the 1963 Grammy Award for Song of the Year for " What Kind of Fool Am I?", sung by Sammy Davis Jr., and wrote " Feeling Good", which became a signature hit for Nina Simone. His songs have been sung by a wide variety of singers including Fiona Apple, Tony Bennett, Barbra Streisand, Michael Bublé and Mariah Carey. With songwriting partner Leslie Bricusse, Newley was nominated for an Academy Award for the film score of '' Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'' (1971), featuring " Pure Imagination", which has been recorded by dozens of singers. He collaborated with John Barry on the title song for the James Bond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
