The Upper Hand

- Season 2

(1991)

It's Christmas, and Charlie is moonlighting to make extra money. But what for? Maybe budding new writer Laura can solve the mystery.

Charlie and Caroline disagree on Jo's education, but only Jo truly knows what she wants.

When Charlie's usual poker night venue is unavailable, Caroline agrees to let the lads play in her house. But things go from bad to worse.

When Michael reappears on the scene, Charlie and Laura worry that Caroline will be drawn back in again. But it turns out he is marrying someone else, in the South of France, so everyone goes there too for the wedding.

Michael wants joint custody of Tom, which would mean him spending half his life in France, but there is still the boy's turn as best man to come yet.

Caroline and Charlie are both invited on blind dates for Valentine's Day, and are both shocked when they see who their date is. But who is the mysterious person paying for all this?

When Charlie and Caroline go to a school meeting, Joanna tries to persuade them that she at 13 is old enough to babysit the 9 year old. But lady luck is not on her side.

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He's a little too much like his mother, and all work and no play makes Tom a dull boy. So Charlie tries to come up with ways to involve him in team activities.

Laura receives £50 000 from the will of a mystery benefactor, but is there a hidden truth behind this gift?

An annoying neighbour turns up after being dumped by her husband, but she forgets all her troubles for a while when she gets so close to Charlie.

Caroline can't cope with losing yet again, especially when there's a winner in the very same house.

Tom brings a girl home to impress her with Charlie's cookies, but the worm turns when she is instead impressed with Charlie himself.

It's the one year anniversary of Charlie's arrival, and Caroline is determined to give him a break from cooking for once, but nothing goes to plan.