Episode 1
Come Dancing
30m7.0 / 10
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Directed by Martin ShardlowWritten by Daniel PalladinoGuest stars Michael Fenton Stevens, Matilda Thorpe
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The Upper Hand
19907 seasons7.2 / 10
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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Not streaming in United States
Checked Jul 22, 2026
The Upper Hand premiered May 1, 1990. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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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Episode 2
Blind Date
30m7.0 / 10
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Directed by Martin ShardlowWritten by Paul Robinson HunterGuest stars Tim Brooke-Taylor
Episode 3
Sex, Lies and Exercise Tape
30m7.0 / 10
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Directed by Martin ShardlowWritten by Seth WeisbordGuest stars Samantha Beckinsale, Brian Hall, Sarah Mortimer, Carolyn Allen, Julie Dawn Cole, Grant Russell
Episode 4
Summoned to the Head
30m7.0 / 10
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Directed by Martin ShardlowWritten by Clay Graham, John DonleyGuest stars Ian Lindsay, Leo Gregory
Episode 5
The Girl Next Door
30m6.0 / 10
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Directed by Martin ShardlowWritten by Ken Cinnamon, Karen WengrodGuest stars Dave Atkins, Lynda Baron, Pippa Guard, Charmian May, René Zagger, David Barber
Episode 6
Charlie's Auntie's Uncle
30m6.0 / 10
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Directed by Martin ShardlowWritten by Lee AronsohnGuest stars Hayley Spencer, Lynda Baron, Charlie Creed-Miles
Episode 7
Match of the Day
30m7.0 / 10
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Directed by Martin ShardlowWritten by Adam I. LapidusGuest stars Sarah Mortimer, Carolyn Allen, Julie Dawn Cole, Carlotte Barker, Suzy King, Sophie Uliano, Kate Hillier
Episode 8
Surprise, Surprise
30m7.0 / 10
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Directed by Martin ShardlowWritten by Gene Braunstein, Bob PerlowGuest stars William Franklyn, Toby Whithouse
Episode 9
The Fugitive
30m6.0 / 10
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Directed by Martin ShardlowWritten by Cherie Steinkellner, Bill SteinkellnerGuest stars Anthony Newley, Andrew Livingston, Desmond Stokes
Episode 10
You Shall Go to the Ball
30m7.0 / 10
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Directed by Martin ShardlowWritten by Ken Cinnamon, Karen Wengrod, Joe Fisch, Danny KallisGuest stars Tony Adams, Bruce Bould, Jennifer Croxton, Patrick Monckton, Angela Easterling, Peter Dineen, Cassandra Holliday, Elizabeth Alexander
Episode 11
To Let or Not to Let
30m5.0 / 10
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Directed by Martin ShardlowWritten by Daniel PalladinoGuest stars Philip Anthony, Brian Hall, Tracie Bennett, Michael Hobbs
Episode 12
Big Bad Burrows
30m5.0 / 10
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Directed by Martin ShardlowWritten by Judith Bustany, Dawn AldredgeGuest stars Mark Billingham, Carolyn Allen, Linal Haft, Angela Bruce, Andrew Goth
Episode 13
Working Girls
30m7.0 / 10
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Directed by Martin ShardlowWritten by Mike Weinberger, Jake WeinbergerGuest stars Annabel Ryan, Richard Brinkmann, Jeremy Colton, Danielle Tilley
Episode 14
A Model Grandmother
30m6.0 / 10
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Directed by Martin ShardlowWritten by Bud WiserGuest stars Martin Cochrane, Ben Smith, Bethany Greenwood, Amber Gregory, James Ives, William Mannering
Episode 15
The Manageress
30m5.0 / 10
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Directed by Martin ShardlowWritten by Daniel PalladinoGuest stars Charlie Creed-Miles, Brian Croucher, Clint Dyer, Paul Jackson, Paul Forrester
Episode 16
Wish You Were Here
30m5.0 / 10
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Directed by Martin ShardlowWritten by Gene Braunstein, Bob PerlowGuest stars Corinne Russell, Tacy Kneale, Cliff Parisi, Mark Caven, Sam Curtis
Episode 17
A Walk on the Mild Side
30m6.0 / 10
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Directed by Martin ShardlowWritten by Clay Graham, John DonleyGuest stars Michael Howe, Rosalind March
Episode 18
Take Your Pick
30m6.0 / 10
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Directed by Martin ShardlowWritten by Dawn Aldredge, Mona MarshallGuest stars Lynda Baron, Neil Stacy
Episode 19
Tunnel of Love
30m7.0 / 10finale
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Directed by Martin ShardlowWritten by Michele J. WolffGuest stars Lynda Baron, Katherine Helmond, Benjamin Soames, Brenda Cowling, Robert L. Hughes, Stan Nelson
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Cast
Honor BlackmanLaura West
Kellie BrightJoanna Burrows
Joe McGannCharlie BurrowsDiana WestonCaroline Wheatley
William PuttockTom Wheatley
Nicky HensonMichael WheatleyPeggy PhangoMrs. Riley
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Credits
- Created by
- Blake Hunter
- Written by
- Gene Braunstein, Clay Graham, Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser, Danny Kallis, Karen Wengrod, Ken Cinnamon, Daniel Palladino, Bob Rosenfarb, Phil Doran, Michele J. Wolff, Bob Perlow, Blake Hunter, Martin Cohan, Bud Wiser, Ellen Guylas, Linda Teverbaugh, Dawn Aldredge, Joe Fisch, Colin Bostock-Smith, Paul Robinson Hunter, Adam I. Lapidus, Judith Bustany, Seth Weisbord, Alan Mandel
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 95
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
ITV1United Kingdom
Themes
housekeeperremake