The Upchat Line. Mike Upchat (John Alderton). Copyright: Thames Television
The Upchat Line
- TV sitcom
- ITV1
- 1977
- 7 episodes (1 series)
Mike Upchat, a writer who lives out of a locker on Marylebone station, has the rare ability to become any character that best fits the situation. Stars John Alderton.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 6 - One Good Turn
After befriending a girl in a library, Mike finds himself invited to meet her parents at the weekend - in disguise as the boyfriend she's just broken up with. Is he up to the challenge? And more to the point, is her ex-boyfriend?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 31st October 1977
- Time
- 8pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| John Alderton | Mike Upchat |
| Judy Loe | Wendy |
| Kathleen Byron | Mrs. Johnson |
| Jeremy Child | Harold Lambton |
| Stella Tanner | Publican |
| Sydney Arnold | Old Gentleman |
| Cheryl Gilham | Girl |
| Leslie Sands | Mr. Johnson |
| Keith Waterhouse | Writer |
| Robert Reed | Director |
| Robert Reed | Producer |
| Fred Turner | Editor |
| John Plant | Production Designer |
| Mike Batt | Composer |