The Upper Hand
Premiered: May 01, 1990 | 7 seasons | 95 episodes
Popularity: 7
| Creator: | Blake Hunter |
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| 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. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Honor Blackman | Laura West | 95 |
| Joe McGann | Charlie Burrows | 95 |
| Diana Weston | Caroline Wheatley | 95 |
| Kellie Bright | Joanna Burrows | 95 |
| Dave Atkins | Pixie | 5 |
| Nicky Henson | Michael Wheatley | 4 |
| Charlie Creed-Miles | Al | 4 |
| Patricia Brake | Peg | 4 |
| Anthony Newley | Nick Murray | 2 |
| Julie Dawn Cole | Lyn | 2 |
| Michael Bilton | Leo | 2 |
| Brian Hall | Ernie | 2 |
| Adam Bareham | Ted | 2 |
| Perry Benson | Terry | 2 |
| Joanna Hole | Elaine | 2 |
| Andrew Woodall | Steve / War Film Actor | 1 |
| Eamonn Walker | Kev | 1 |
| Peter Jones | Mr. Baker | 1 |
| Emma Cunniffe | Nurse | 1 |
| James Lance | Rick McGuire | 1 |
| Charmian May | Dr. Barratt | 1 |
| Katherine Helmond | Madame Alexandra | 1 |
| Caroline Catz | Receptionist | 1 |
| Simon Williams | Geoffrey | 1 |
| Anne Reid | Nurse Edwards | 1 |
| Nigel Davenport | Mr. Douglas Hamilton | 1 |
| Nigel Davenport | Mr. Hamilton | 1 |
| Martin Clunes | Paul | 1 |
| Lee Ross | Gary Grant | 1 |
| Flaminia Cinque | Vivian | 1 |
| Damien Thomas | Armando | 1 |
| Anthony Newley | Nick | 1 |
| Neil Stacy | Clifford | 1 |
| John Cater | Attendant | 1 |
| Flip Webster | Hotel Guest | 1 |
| Roy Holder | Bernie | 1 |
| Michael Howe | Jake | 1 |
| Geoffrey Hughes | Ray | 1 |
| Richard Gibson | Ben | 1 |
| Linda Hayden | Diana Wilkinson | 1 |
| Thomas Lockyer | Simon | 1 |
| Millicent Martin | Dolly Hamp | 1 |
| Andrew Goth | Arthur | 1 |
| Denis Lill | The Aussie | 1 |
| David Janson | Terry Cunningham | 1 |
| William Franklyn | Eric | 1 |
| Rosalind Ayres | Doctor | 1 |
| Sabina Franklyn | Zoe Trubshaw | 1 |
| Kate Harper | Ingrid | 1 |
| Owen Brenman | Nigel Brighton | 1 |
| Alan Ford | Barman | 1 |
| Nicholas Pritchard | Larry Mortimer | 1 |
| Tracie Bennett | Michelle | 1 |
| Ian Lindsay | Headmaster | 1 |
| Marcia Warren | Jean | 1 |
| Kirsten Cooke | Wendy Nicholls | 1 |
| Rolf Saxon | Brian | 1 |
| Leo Gregory | Henry | 1 |
| Brian Croucher | Eddie | 1 |
| Rosalind March | Rosie | 1 |
| John Tordoff | Bodyshop Man | 1 |
| Michael Fenton Stevens | Mike | 1 |
| Stephen Greif | Jason McCloud | 1 |
| Pippa Guard | Jackie | 1 |
| Judy Campbell Exner | Granny | 1 |
| Angus Lennie | Minister | 1 |
| Rachel Bell | Carol Greenaway, Interior Decorator | 1 |
| Toby Whithouse | Jamie | 1 |
| Eleanor Summerfield | Joyce Pickering | 1 |
| George Sewell | George Carver | 1 |
| Philip Anthony | Don | 1 |
| Samantha Beckinsale | Vicky | 1 |
| Tim Brooke-Taylor | Trevor | 1 |
| Geff Francis | Jim | 1 |
| Charles Pemberton | Mr. Bradshaw | 1 |
| Miranda Forbes | Nurse | 1 |
| Dale Winton | TV Announcer | 1 |
| Dale Winton | Presenter | 1 |
| Gavin Richards | Charlie Bennett | 1 |
| Gareth Marks | Andy Drake | 1 |
| Olivier Pierre | Robert | 1 |
| Jim Bowen | Jim Bowen | 1 |
| Angela Bruce | Claudia | 1 |
| Tony Adams | Donald Crenshaw | 1 |
| Linal Haft | Sid Silverman | 1 |
| Robert McBain | Doctor Thomas | 1 |
| Cliff Parisi | Gary | 1 |
| Soo Drouet | Nurse | 1 |
| Martin Cochrane | Bill | 1 |
| Susie Brann | War Film Actress (voice) | 1 |
| Mark Caven | Bob | 1 |
| Cornell John | Bridesgroom | 1 |
| Ozzie Yue | Ken Cheung | 1 |
| Brian McDermott | Mike McGuire | 1 |
| Jeremy Gittins | Dr. Anderson | 1 |
| Trevor Bannister | Freddie Mitchell, the Car King | 1 |
| Jonathan Kydd | Philly Fingers | 1 |
| Jonathan Kydd | Philly | 1 |
| Mark Kingston | Dennis | 1 |
| Nikki Kelly | Jackie | 1 |
| Betty Marsden | Lady Rawcliffe | 1 |
| Karan David | Cecily | 1 |
| Su Douglas | Rosemary | 1 |
| Nula Conwell | Tina Bennett | 1 |
| Veronica Clifford | Minister's Wife | 1 |
| Clint Dyer | Robbie | 1 |
| Ted Robbins | Ron | 1 |
| Tony O'Callaghan | Paul Clark | 1 |
| Susanna Clemm | Pizza Girl | 1 |
| Sandy Hendrickse | Phoebe | 1 |
| Julia Hills | Shirley Grant | 1 |
| René Zagger | Elvis | 1 |
| Diane Holland | Shop Assistant | 1 |
| Milton Johns | Store Manager | 1 |
| Eileen Dunwoodie | Interloper | 1 |
| Christopher Blake | Martin | 1 |
| Bob Monkhouse | Ray | 1 |
| Sophie Uliano | Volleyball Player | 1 |
| Ben Smith | Jason | 1 |
| Marie Critchley | Lyn | 1 |
| Nick Sutton | Mike | 1 |
| Russell Boulter | Nigel | 1 |
| Nina Thomas | Pam | 1 |
| Janet Henfrey | Dorothy Cooper | 1 |
| Tina Martin | Postwoman | 1 |
| Jimmy Logan | Boss | 1 |
| Neville Phillips | Peter | 1 |
| Claude Le Saché | Wedding Official | 1 |