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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), SPECIAL FEATURES: 2-DVD Set, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: When advertising executive Caroline Wheatley places an ad for a live-in home help, she's a little perturbed when Charlie Burrows, a footballer whose career has stalled following an injury, appears at her luxurious country home claiming to be the applicant. However, Caroline's alluring, vivacious mother, Laura, is rather more appreciative of the good-looking and resourceful Charlie, who is also bringing up his daughter alone. Caroline's seven-year-old son, Tom, also warms to him, and, before long, so does his mum; despite the unconventional circumstances and a few painfully awkward moments, a tentative romance begins... This engaging comedy series stars Joe McGann as Charlie and Diana Weston as Caroline, with Avengers siren Honor Blackman as Laura and future Bad Girls star Kellie Bright as Charlie's streetwise and tomboyish daughter, Joanna. The Upper Hand was based on scripts for the hugely popular US sitcom Who's the Boss and was a major success for Central Television, running for seven years in total. This release contains every episode of series one, screened in 1990, plus that year's Christmas special. ...The Upper Hand - Series One - 2-DVD Set ( The Upper Hand - Entire Series 1 )
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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Made in the early 90s, this was an enjoyable sitcom that managed to provide its fair share of laughs, but which was elevated into something memorable by an excellent cast with Joe McGann and Diana Weston as the appealing leads, and a classy Honor Blackman as Diana's intrusive mother. The premise is that Diana's character is a busy woman who hires a housekeeper to look after her children, but, shock horror, the best person for the job turns out to be a man.
At first the series gets laughs out of the gender reversal situation that was fairly radical in the early 90s, but rapidly it develops into a question of how long it'll take the leads to realize the obvious and get together. The show lasted for seven seasons and in truth, at times, it could be formulaic and repetitive as unlike most British sitcoms that usually provide around six episodes a season, this show churned out 13 or even more a year. Luckily the show managed to re-invent itself several times by allowing the arc storyline of the leads' romance to develop, so there's always much to enjoy.
At first the series gets laughs out of the gender reversal situation that was fairly radical in the early 90s, but rapidly it develops into a question of how long it'll take the leads to realize the obvious and get together. The show lasted for seven seasons and in truth, at times, it could be formulaic and repetitive as unlike most British sitcoms that usually provide around six episodes a season, this show churned out 13 or even more a year. Luckily the show managed to re-invent itself several times by allowing the arc storyline of the leads' romance to develop, so there's always much to enjoy.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I half heartedly watched The Upper Hand when it was first on TV in the 90's but wouldn't have called myself a fan, even so, I decided to order this box set partly for nostalgia and partly because there doesn't seem to be very many good comedies produced at the moment.
I must say, I enjoyed seeing it again far more than I expected to. Honor Blackman is especially good as Caroline Wheatley's mother and the kids are bearable to watch, even though I'm not keen on children in sitcoms. It was nice to see the kids grow up as the series developed and of course the relationship between Charlie and Caroline blossoming from employer/employee to husband and wife at the end of the series six.
I am greatly looking forward to series two which is due for release on the 10th May and series three which should follow later in the year. I understand that all seven series will be released and I will certainly be adding them all to my collection.
The cover of the dvd features a very strange looking Diana Weston, (Caroline Wheatley) bearing hardly any resemblance to the actress as she appears in the show. She almost looks like a bad waxwork model. I wouldn't be surprised if Ms Weston cringed when she saw the cover picture, assuming she has seen it of course.
All in all, The Upper Hand is a warm hearted family sitcom that covers some important issues in a sensitive and humorous way. I can't wait to see more.
I must say, I enjoyed seeing it again far more than I expected to. Honor Blackman is especially good as Caroline Wheatley's mother and the kids are bearable to watch, even though I'm not keen on children in sitcoms. It was nice to see the kids grow up as the series developed and of course the relationship between Charlie and Caroline blossoming from employer/employee to husband and wife at the end of the series six.
I am greatly looking forward to series two which is due for release on the 10th May and series three which should follow later in the year. I understand that all seven series will be released and I will certainly be adding them all to my collection.
The cover of the dvd features a very strange looking Diana Weston, (Caroline Wheatley) bearing hardly any resemblance to the actress as she appears in the show. She almost looks like a bad waxwork model. I wouldn't be surprised if Ms Weston cringed when she saw the cover picture, assuming she has seen it of course.
All in all, The Upper Hand is a warm hearted family sitcom that covers some important issues in a sensitive and humorous way. I can't wait to see more.
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I found this serie by coincidence as I was searching for a film starring Honor Blackman (I'm a big fan of the Avengers). As a child I watched sometimes the american version, but until recently I didn't know about the british one. I love the wit of the show, also the characters are very likeable. Although the relationship of Charly and Caroline shows some similarities to the american show "The Nanny", but since I also like the Nanny this is no disadvantage. Honor Blackman is great as the witty, man-eating grandmother!
All in all a highly enjoyable series, I'm looking forward to series 2-7!
All in all a highly enjoyable series, I'm looking forward to series 2-7!
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