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Anyone remember "The Upper Hand"
spm2012
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I am watching it on DVD right now and forgot how wonderful it was, a real feel good family sitcom with a great cast. Honour Blackman steals every scene she is in as the foxy Laura.:D
I wonder what become of Kellie Bright and the boy?
I wonder what become of Kellie Bright and the boy?
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Its Joe, he always pops up on Loose Women and other daytime chatshows, he still does theatre and stuff.
This from wikipedia:
Kellie Bright (born 1 July 1976, Essex, England) is an actress who is known for her roles as a child actress on British television in the late 1980s and the 1990s, and later in Bad Girls and The Archers.
Early career
Trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School, Bright appeared as Sally Simpkins in two series (and a Christmas special) of the ITV children's TV series, T-Bag, and as "Little Girl" in the BBC children's series Maid Marian and her Merry Men before landing the role of Joanna Burrows on ITV sitcom The Upper Hand, a British remake of the US sitcom Who's the Boss?. Bright played the role of the housekeeper's daughter, the UK counterpart to Alyssa Milano's role, from 1990 to 1996.
Adult roles
Later roles included fraudster and lesbian Cassie Tyler in series four of British prison drama Bad Girls, The House That Jack Built with Adam Faith, and Ali G's girlfriend, "Me Julie", in film Ali G Indahouse (all 2002). More recently, Bright has appeared in the film Kinky Boots and several episodes of ITV's Jericho (both 2005)
Bright has also played the role of Kate Madikane, née Aldridge in the BBC Radio 4 soap opera The Archers on and off since 1995, and appeared onstage in 2005 in Paul. In July 2008, she appeared in an episode of the fifth series of New Tricks as Sarah Madley. This was shown on BBC1 on 21 July.
In 2009 she appeared in the BBC Three comedy show Horne & Corden. Kellie appeared in Series 4 Ep 5 of Hotel Babylon as motivational expert, Meredith Armstrong. This first aired 24 July 2009. In August 2009, Kellie played Joy Miller, mother of patient Lucy in the hospital drama Holby City. This was shown on BBC1 on 11 August.
She is currently best known as Joan Mavis Trotter in the Only Fools and Horses prequel series Rock & Chips which aired on 24 January 2010, 29 December 2010, and 28 April 2011 on BBC1.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kellie_Bright
Never quite worked for me.
The premise of a male housekeeper was rather improbable, and him being straight and hunky
just made it crazeee !
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086827/
but The Upper Hand was much more popular and well loved over here. One of the few UK remakes of a US show that took off. From what I remember they basically remade all the episodes and the last series had fresh original episodes, hench the drop in quality and ended after that.
I had already seen all of the Who's the Boss episodes from when it was on at 5.30 after school. So when they showed the exact same plots in the Uk version but tried to sell it to me at prime time, I wasn't having any of it!
I saw Kellie Bright in King Lear a while back - she and the young boy who played the boss' son were both quite good in it, as I remember, and I've always liked Honor Blackman - such an elegant woman.
lways enjoy watching their stuff.
With one exception:rolleyes:
I always liked this sitcom have it all on DVD. The US version i believe ended with the two leads not getting together that is why i prefer the British version although RTE here sometimes shows 'Who's the Boss'. I loved the episode when after the leads admitted there feelings to each other and they are trying to have a quiet night in with out the family knowing they are an item.
"At the start of the eighth season, Tony and Angela finally acknowledge their love for each other. However, the series does not end with the widely expected marriage but on a more ambiguous note. This was due primarily to concerns by the network that a marriage, representing a definitive ending, could hurt syndication. Tony Danza, too, vehemently opposed the marriage, saying it would contradict the original purpose of the show."
Whereas the Upper Hand:
"Both Caroline and Charlie repeatedly attempt to find love elsewhere. For years denying their blossoming feelings for one another, they lead the viewer on a will-they-won't-they chase lasting until the end of the sixth series. The seventh series saw them as husband and wife which went beyond the premise of the American version"
I used to love Kellie in this. Hopefully a boxset will get released soon.
Me too!
I also liked Who's the Boss.
I'd like to watch The Upper Hand again.
Maybe ten years ago, now she is just meh.
this is a pic of her in The Sweeney..maybe this should be in the Best Boobs thread
IIRC, the theme tune was the same, or at least a re-arrangement, of Knots Landing's theme tune
I dunno. I wouldnt kick her out of bed.