TV series

The Upchat Line

1977 · 1 season

A light, cheeky sitcom where a charming rogue spins new identities each week, offering easy laughs and mild romantic mischief.

Overview: Mike Upchat is an unsuccessful novelist who lives out of a railway station locker - he has the gift of the Gab and changes his life story every episode to impress different women - basically he reinvents himself to score.
How it feels: Light, satirical, romantic and cynical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Identity, deception, love, ambition
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
deception
love
ambition
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild