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The Upper Hand

Season 1 1990

  • 1990-04-30T23:00:00Z on ITV
  • 30m
  • 6h 30m (13 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Comedy
Charlie Burrows (Joe McGann) is an ex-professional footballer who has had to give the game up due to injury. His young wife died suddenly and he was left to raise their daughter, Joanna (Kellie Bright), on his own. When Joanna gets into yet another fight, he realizes that he needs to obtain a better way of life for her and takes a job as a housekeeper to a rich and divorced career woman, Caroline Wheatley (Diana Weston) . This gives Jo the opportunity to go to a better school and have a female role model in her life. Caroline is uptight and very repressed. She lives in a wonderful house in Henley with her son, Tom (William Puttock) and her mother, Laura (Honor Blackman) and doesn't want a 'hunk' of a male to be housekeeper even though her mother has already employed him. Of course as the show progresses we see that

13 episodes

Series Premiere

1990-04-30T23:00:00Z

1x01 Just the Job

Series Premiere

1x01 Just the Job

  • 1990-04-30T23:00:00Z30m

Charlie moves from London to the country to give his daughter Joanna a better life. But the attractive Caroline is shocked to find her mother Laura considers him - a man - suitable to be their housekeeper.

1990-05-07T23:00:00Z

1x02 Briefless Encounter

1x02 Briefless Encounter

  • 1990-05-07T23:00:00Z30m

Laura tells Charlie he can use Caroline's private bath, as she is not supposed to be home for hours

1990-05-14T23:00:00Z

1x03 Dinner for Two

1x03 Dinner for Two

  • 1990-05-14T23:00:00Z30m

Laura takes the children camping, so Caroline invites her latest beau round for a dinner with waiter service. But when he is unable to make it, Charlie feels bad for her

1990-05-21T23:00:00Z

1x04 The Old Girl Network

1x04 The Old Girl Network

  • 1990-05-21T23:00:00Z30m

Caroline's well-bred former school friend turns up, and leaves the Whestley household cheesed off

1990-05-28T23:00:00Z

1x05 Caroline's First Fight

1x05 Caroline's First Fight

  • 1990-05-28T23:00:00Z30m

Caroline and Charlie have to chase after the children who have run away to Charlie's former London estate, due to disagreements about their behaviour. But Caroline's fish out of water status leaves her ending up the naughty one.

1990-06-04T23:00:00Z

1x06 Who's Who

1x06 Who's Who

  • 1990-06-04T23:00:00Z30m

Caroline is unlucky in love because men are intimidated by her position, but Charlie can pull a woman just as simply as talking to her in a supermarket. What new tactics can Caroline learn for a taste of date success?

1990-07-09T23:00:00Z

1x07 Growing Pains

1x07 Growing Pains

  • 1990-07-09T23:00:00Z30m

Tomboy Jo and Charlie both feel confused and awkward when she is just about to turn 12 and suddenly feels differently about herself and unable to play football any more

1990-07-16T23:00:00Z

1x08 Paint Your Wagon

1x08 Paint Your Wagon

  • 1990-07-16T23:00:00Z30m

Bodywork is the theme of the day, when Charlie admires the women at his aerobics class, and Caroline's Jaguar needs a new coat of paint. But the line between employer and employee is crossed when Charlie chooses the colour.

1990-07-23T23:00:00Z

1x09 Welcome Home (1)

1x09 Welcome Home (1)

  • 1990-07-23T23:00:00Z30m

Caroline's estranged husband returns from his jungle explorations, and despite having already agreed to a divorce quickly worms his way back into her emotions, and puts his stamp back on the house

1990-07-30T23:00:00Z

1x10 Welcome Home (2)

1x10 Welcome Home (2)

  • 1990-07-30T23:00:00Z30m

Charlie has got a new job since Michael let him go, but Caroline and Michael's sickly-sweet renewed romantics are already starting to wear thin

1990-08-05T23:00:00Z

1x11 Just Like Charlie

1x11 Just Like Charlie

  • 1990-08-05T23:00:00Z30m

Tom's behaviour begins to cause concern, but could it be due to the influence of Charlie?

1990-08-13T23:00:00Z

1x12 First Kiss

1x12 First Kiss

  • 1990-08-13T23:00:00Z30m

The kids go away on a boat trip. Caroline gets drunk for her Birthday and Charlie gets drunk at his former employer's leaving do, which leads to a spontaneous moment

Season Finale

1990-12-27T00:00:00Z

1x13 Requiem

Season Finale

1x13 Requiem

  • 1990-12-27T00:00:00Z30m

It's Christmas, and Charlie is moonlighting to make extra money. But what for? Maybe budding new writer Laura can solve the mystery.

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