On The Up. Image shows from L to R: Tony Carpenter (Dennis Waterman), Ruth Carpenter (Judy Buxton). Copyright: BBC
On The Up
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1990 - 1992
- 19 episodes (3 series)
Self-made millionaire Tony Carpenter lives in a large house with permanent staff, but he's not forgotten his Cockney roots. Stars Dennis Waterman, Sam Kelly, Joan Sims, Jenna Russell, Judy Buxton and more.
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 5
Stephanie asks Tony to take her back to school after the holidays, where he bumps into a fellow parent, the single mother of one of Stephanie's chums. Back at the house, Mrs Wembley fixes Sam and Maggie up on an impromptu dinner date.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 4th October 1991
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Dennis Waterman | Tony Carpenter |
| Sam Kelly | Sam |
| Joan Sims | Fiona Wembley |
| Jenna Russell | Maggie Lomax |
| Judy Buxton | Ruth Carpenter |
| Vanessa Hadaway | Stephanie Carpenter |
| Pauline Letts | Tony's Mum |
| Fiona Mollison | Jane Webster |
| Fiona McAlpine | Secretary |
| Bob Larbey | Writer |
| Gareth Gwenlan | Director |
| Gareth Gwenlan | Producer |
| John Dunstan | Editor |
| James Timothy | Editor |
| Chris Pemsel | Production Designer |
| Philip Lester | Costume Designer |
| Cheryl Wright | Make-up Designer |
| Ron Bristow | Lighting Designer |
| Dennis Waterman | Composer |