TV series
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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The Upper Hand premiered May 1, 1990. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
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 1
Directed by Martin ShardlowWritten by Danny Kallis, Bob Rosenfarb, Phil DoranGuest stars Roy Macready, Adam Bareham, Joanna Hole, John Baddeley, Su Douglas, Perry Benson, Petrina Derrington, Gillian Tompkins
Episode 2
Directed by Martin ShardlowWritten by Clay Graham
Episode 3
Directed by Martin ShardlowWritten by Gene BraunsteinGuest stars Perry Benson, Judy Campbell, Richard Gibson, Donald Hewlett
Episode 4
Directed by Martin ShardlowWritten by Joe Fisch, David LesserGuest stars Basil Hoskins, Jeremy Gittins, Scott Baker, Kate Wood
Episode 5
Directed by Martin ShardlowWritten by Clay Graham, Danny Kallis, Bob Rosenfarb, Phil DoranGuest stars Patricia Brake, Robert Beck
Episode 6
Directed by Martin ShardlowWritten by Clay Graham, Danny Kallis, Bob Rosenfarb, Phil DoranGuest stars Lynda Baron, Patricia Brake, Robert Beck, Roger Walker, Angus Lennie, Veronica Clifford, Cornell John
Episode 7
Directed by Martin ShardlowWritten by Gene BraunsteinGuest stars Patricia Brake, Robert Beck, Roger Walker, Bob Monkhouse
Episode 8
Directed by Martin ShardlowWritten by Linda Teverbaugh, Michael Teverbaugh, Clay Graham, Michele J. WolffGuest stars Russell Boulter, Peter Jones, Robin Kermode, Claire Szekeres, Hilary Townley, Simon Corris
Episode 9
Directed by Martin ShardlowWritten by Gene Braunstein, Michele J. WolffGuest stars Robert Beck, Nigel Davenport, Dale Winton
Episode 10
Directed by Martin ShardlowWritten by Deborah Leschin, Barry VigonGuest stars Robert Beck, Anna-Marie Wayne, Nick Maloney
Episode 11
Directed by Martin ShardlowWritten by Clay Graham, Danny Kallis, Bob Rosenfarb, Phil DoranGuest stars Patricia Brake, Robert Beck, Dickon Tolson, Calum MacPherson
Episode 12
Directed by Martin ShardlowWritten by Michele J. WolffGuest stars Jimmy Logan, Sonia Graham, Lee Walker, Bobby Bragg, Ted Robbins, Dale Winton, Deborah Steel
Episode 13
Directed by Martin ShardlowWritten by Adam I. LapidusGuest stars Adam Bareham, Joanna Hole, Robert Beck, Robert McBain, Nicholas Pritchard, Emma Cunniffe
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
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