The Upper Hand

1990•7 series•Entertainment / Comedy

Available on U&Drama

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.

Episode 1A Lion Called Laura

Classic sitcom. Charlie and Caroline are happily married and facing their first nights apart as Caroline goes to Brussels for work, but Charlie has a surprise...

Episode 2Friends

Classic sitcom. Charlie and Caroline reminisce about their honeymoon.

Episode 3In Marriage We Trust

Classic sitcom. When Caroline invites a man-eating friend for dinner, jealousy threatens to mar the evening unless Charlie and Caroline have trust in their marriage.

Episode 4The Chunnel of Love

Classic sitcom. When Dan gets a job in Paris but Jo does not want to go, Charlie cannot resist interfering for better or for worse.

Episode 5Nobody's Child

Classic sitcom. Laura is feeling neglected and unloved until an old friend turns up and invites her on a world tour - however, two stars in one small room means trouble...

Episode 6A Couple of Charlies

Classic sitcom. When Charlie meets an old girlfriend now married to another Charlie, his insecurities mount and a battle of the Charlies erupts over a game of pool.

Episode 7Oh, Baby, Oh, Baby

The last episode of the classic sitcom. Charlie and Caroline are still trying for a baby when a pregnancy test with a positive result is found... but whose test is it?

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