The Upper Hand

1990    30mComedy
6.6
The Upper Hand is a British television sitcom, produced by Central Independent Television and Columbia Pictures Television and broadcast by ITV from 1990 to 1996. The programme was adapted from the American sitcom Who's the Boss?.

As in the former series, an affluent single woman, raising a son with the help of her mother, hires a housekeeper only to have a man apply for the job.

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7 Seasons

  • Season 1
    Season 113 Episodes
  • Season 2
    Season 212 Episodes
  • Season 3
    Season 313 Episodes
  • Season 4
    Season 419 Episodes
  • Season 5
    Season 516 Episodes
  • Season 6
    Season 615 Episodes
  • Season 7
    Season 77 Episodes

Cast of The Upper Hand

  • Honor BlackmanLaura West
  • Kellie BrightJoanna Burrows
  • Joe McGannCharlie Burrows
  • Diana WestonCaroline Wheatley
  • William PuttockTom Wheatley
  • Robert BeckDan
  • Lynda BaronAuntie Pat
  • Dave AtkinsPixie
  • Nicky HensonMichael Wheatley
  • Annabel RyanJulia
  • Charlie Creed-MilesAl
  • Patricia BrakePeg
  • Joanna HallCamilla
  • Patrick MurrayJoey
  • Hayley SpencerLucy
  • Carolyn AllenDebbie
  • Anthony NewleyNick Murray
  • Peggy PhangoMrs. Riley
  • Michael BiltonLeo
  • Sheridan ForbesTiffany
  • Jennifer CroxtonBeverley
  • Brian HallErnie
  • Sarah MortimerKarla
  • Julie Dawn ColeLyn
  • Jonathan KyddPhilly Fingers
  • Nick MaloneyPoliceman
  • Anna SoubryTV Announcer
  • Less "Leslie" ClackMonsieur Bernard
  • Bobby BraggRon
  • Lorien HaynesLisa
  • Patrick DugganFather Murphy
  • Nigel DavenportMr. Douglas Hamilton
  • Adam BarehamTed
  • Joanna HoleElaine
  • Perry BensonTerry
  • Roger WalkerJim
  • Dale WintonTV Announcer
  • Corinne Russell
  • Philip AnthonyDon
  • Brian McDermottMike McGuire
  • Mark BillinghamPhilly Fingers
  • Jeremy NicholasSimon Bellamy
  • Kate HarperIngrid
  • Olivier PierreRobert
  • Robert SwalesBrian
  • Susan KydTrish
  • Susie Ann WatkinsTheresa
  • Paul VallerRobbo
  • Sabina FranklynZoe Trubshaw
  • Richard HainsworthAlec
  • Caroline GruberFiona
  • Tony O'CallaghanPaul Clark
  • Clifford EarlSupermarket Manager
  • Diane HollandShop Assistant
  • Seretta WilsonDiana
  • Sandy HendricksePhoebe
  • Flaminia CinqueVivian
  • Jaclyn MendozaAerobics Housekeeper
  • John TordoffBodyshop Man
  • Betty MarsdenLady Rawcliffe
  • Karan DavidCecily
  • Charles PembertonMr. Bradshaw
  • Andrew WoodallSteve / War Film Actor
  • Susie BrannWar Film Actress (voice)
  • Kirsten CookeWendy Nicholls
  • Suzanne ChurchDr. Isabel
  • Charles CollingwoodGerald Pearson
  • Katerina HadjimatheouGerald's Daughter
  • Nigel LeachDrunken Party Bore
  • Janet HenfreyDorothy Cooper
  • Deddie DaviesMrs. Olive
  • Bill BinghamParent
  • Robin BrowneParent
  • Tim MeatsParent
  • Steve AlderEddie Sullivan
  • Kay StonhamEmily
  • Claude Le SachéWedding Official
  • David ShirleyUsher
  • Steven BroughParty Guest
  • Alistair HaleyTom's Friend
  • Conor ChamberlainGirl in Restaurant
  • Anthony DunnMan in Restaurant
  • James LanceRick McGuire
  • Anne ClementsChairwoman
  • Kate TreglownMandy
  • Eileen DunwoodieInterloper
  • Rachel BellCarol Greenaway, Interior Decorator
  • Trevor BannisterFreddie Mitchell, the Car King
  • Tina MartinPostwoman
  • Linda HaydenDiana Wilkinson
  • Julia HillsShirley Grant
  • Owen BrenmanNigel Brighton
  • Steffanie PittLisa
  • John DixonLaura's Date
  • Anne ReidNurse Edwards
  • John CarlinSurgeon
  • Michael BroganPolice Officer
  • Katy NewellNurse
  • Joanna ForestKatie Mackenzie
  • Jill BenedictBecky Barnes
  • Gareth MarksAndy Drake
  • Thomas LockyerSimon
  • William LawrancePhil
  • Regina FreedmanWaitress
  • Felipe IzquierdoGary
  • Damien ThomasArmando
  • Louise HuntTracy
  • Victoria ScarboroughCass
  • Caroline CatzReceptionist
  • Natalie RolesModel
  • Simon GreenMark Harper
  • Gabrielle CowburnPam Harper
  • Marissa DunlopHeather Harper
  • Rolf SaxonBrian
  • Marcia LaytonSuzanne
  • Doug FisherDan
  • Caroline StrongSkye
  • Nick SuttonMike
  • Eamonn WalkerKev
  • Dean HarrisMike
  • Jonathan StrattDavey
  • Nina ThomasPam
  • Malcolm TomlinsonPorter
  • Flip WebsterHotel Guest
  • Kevin KeeganKevin Keegan
  • Jacqueline BeattyBetty
  • Martin ClunesPaul
  • Emily MorganJudy
  • Josephine BuchanCarol
  • Kate CorkeryChambermaid
  • Stephen RoseHotel Guest
  • Zoe GreigHotel Guest
  • Ian LindsayHeadmaster
  • Leo GregoryHenry
  • Samantha BeckinsaleVicky
  • Grant RussellGuy
  • Tim Brooke-TaylorTrevor
  • Michael Fenton StevensMike
  • Matilda ThorpeJane
  • Geff FrancisJim
  • Mark KingstonDennis
  • Nigel LambertNigel
  • Christopher BirchHarry
  • Neville PhillipsPeter
  • John CaterAttendant
  • Simon WilliamsGeoffrey
  • Graham SeedThomas Retsin
  • Pippa GuardJackie
  • Charmian MayDr. Barratt
  • René ZaggerElvis
  • David BarberCustomer
  • Carlotte BarkerBev
  • Sophie UlianoVolleyball Player
  • Kate HillierVolleyball Player
  • William FranklynEric
  • Toby WhithouseJamie
  • Andrew LivingstonWeasel
  • Desmond StokesOld Lag
  • Tony AdamsDonald Crenshaw
  • Bruce BouldRobert
  • Patrick MoncktonGerald
  • Angela EasterlingBarbara
  • Peter DineenSecurity Guard
  • Cassandra HollidayPhotographer
  • Elizabeth AlexanderReceptionist
  • Jim BowenJim Bowen
  • Henry CooperHenry Cooper
  • Derek JamesonDerek Jameson
  • Tracie BennettMichelle
  • Michael HobbsRoss
  • Linal HaftSid Silverman
  • Angela BruceClaudia
  • Andrew GothArthur
  • Richard BrinkmannNick
  • Jeremy ColtonSimon
  • Danielle TilleyAnnie
  • Martin CochraneBill
  • Ben SmithJason
  • Bethany GreenwoodNicola
  • Amber GregoryClare
  • James IvesOliver
  • William ManneringAdam
  • Brian CroucherEddie
  • Clint DyerRobbie
  • Paul JacksonBand Member
  • Paul ForresterBand Member
  • Tacy KnealeJill
  • Cliff ParisiGary
  • Mark CavenBob
  • Sam CurtisDave
  • Michael HoweJake
  • Rosalind MarchRosie
  • Neil StacyClifford
  • Katherine HelmondMadame Alexandra
  • Benjamin SoamesBen
  • Brenda CowlingThe Nun
  • Robert L. HughesShowman
  • Stan NelsonShowman
  • Ray BootTaxi Driver
  • John CheethamPoliceman

 

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