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The Upper Hand

1990–1996 · 7 seasons

A cosy, gentle sitcom that ambles along with familiar gags and a slow-burning will-they-won't-they warmth.

Created by: Blake Hunter
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Honor Blackman, Kellie Bright, Joe McGann

Overview: 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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Created by: Blake Hunter
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Honor Blackman, Kellie Bright, Joe McGann

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
love
class
found family
parenthood
Places: home
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	5
Tension	2
Darkness	1
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy
Created by: Blake Hunter
Written by: Martin Cohan, Karen Wengrod, Dawn Aldredge, Judith Bustany
Starring: Honor Blackman, Kellie Bright, Joe McGann, Diana Weston, William Puttock, Corinne Russell, Nicky Henson, Philip Anthony
Length: 7 seasons, 95 episodes, 30 min each
Network: ITV1
Languages: English

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