The Upper Hand

19907 seriesEntertainment / Comedy
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A former footballer Charlie Burrows moves from a deprived area of London to leafy Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire to make a better life for his daughter, by taking a job as housekeeper for a well-off advertising executive.

Not in Front of the Children: Episode Image
Episode 1Not in Front of the Children

Classic sitcom. Charlie and Caroline admit that they are in love at last, but Charlie wants to keep it a secret.

Misery: Episode Image
Episode 2Misery

Classic sitcom. When Caroline sprains her ankle and is laid up in bed, she becomes alarmed by Charlie's possessive behaviour.

Cheers: Episode Image
Episode 3Cheers

Classic sitcom. Joanna is allowed to go to a party, but she gets drunk and becomes very ill as a consequence.

Duck Soup: Episode Image
Episode 4Duck Soup

Classic sitcom. Someone has shot Caroline's biggest client, and Charlie and Laura have some explaining to do.

Minder: Episode Image
Episode 5Minder

Classic sitcom. Charlie repays a favour owed to an old friend by taking their unruly daughter on to help with the housekeeping.

Wheel of Fortune: Episode Image
Episode 6Wheel of Fortune

Classic sitcom. When Laura is stood up, Charlie takes her and Caroline to a casino as she originally planned with her date.

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Episode 7The Price Is Right

Classic sitcom. Charlie is disillusioned by the materialistic motives of a footballer and falls out with the rest of the family.

Housewife's Choice: Episode Image
Episode 8Housewife's Choice

Classic sitcom. Caroline comes off worse when Charlie and Caroline swap roles.

Who's the Boss?: Episode Image
Episode 9Who's the Boss?

Classic '90s comedy based on an American sitcom of the same episode name. Charlie feels nagged and tries to let Caroline know who the boss is - with disastrous results.

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Episode 10The Far Pavilion

Classic sitcom. Joanna asks Charlie to help her get a job, but he is reluctant after remembering the disaster he had on his hands after he helped Tom.

The Porridge Diet: Episode Image
Episode 11The Porridge Diet

Classic sitcom. When Nick is released from prison, Caroline invites him to stay as he has nowhere else to go.

Mixed Doubles: Episode Image
Episode 12Mixed Doubles

Classic sitcom. Charlie becomes jealous of a long-legged friend of Caroline's, and Caroline is spending time with someone very familiar.

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Episode 13Full House

Classic sitcom. Charlie messes things up when Al goes flat hunting, and Caroline has to market a new soft drink which tastes disgusting.

Keep It in the Family: Episode Image
Episode 14Keep It in the Family

Classic sitcom. Caroline is tempted by an offer to merge her company with another advertising agency, but Laura is not part of the package.

Happily Ever After?: Episode Image
Episode 15Happily Ever After?

Classic sitcom. Charlie promises not to put pressure on Caroline to marry him when they take an adventure holiday where they go hiking and cycling.

Happily Ever After?: Episode Image
Episode 16Happily Ever After?

Classic sitcom. Caroline does not want to forgive Charlie for the way in which he proposed to her.

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