One-Upmanship

Director: Ray Butt
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Richard Briers, Peter Jones, Frederick Jaeger, Instant Sunshine, Robert East

A quintessentially British comedy-of-manners. Based at the fictional Yeovil College of Lifemanship, Richard Briers plays Stephen Potter and is joined by Peter Jones as the snooty Gatling-Fenn and Frederick Jaeger, complete with monocle, playing Cogg-Willoughby. "The world is divided into two types of people," Potter says, "winners and losers, the one-up and the one-down. He who is not one-up is surely one-down".

Comedy

Seasons

1. Healthmanship

Air Date: 1976-03-10

2. Businessmanship

Air Date: 1976-03-17

3. Womanship

Air Date: 1976-03-24

4. Weekendmanship

Air Date: 1976-03-31

5. Artmanship

Air Date: 1976-04-07

6. Golfmanship

Air Date: 1976-04-14

1. Yeovilship

Air Date: 1976-11-09

2. Workmanship

Air Date: 1976-11-16

3. Who Was That Ladymanship?

Air Date: 1976-11-23

4. Housemanship

Air Date: 1976-11-30

5. Up Up and Awaymanship

Air Date: 1976-12-07

6. Getting Acrossmanship

Air Date: 1976-12-14

1. Up-Country

Air Date: 1978-08-07

2. Litmanship

Air Date: 1978-08-14

The Potter Institute of One-Upmanship takes a look at how book reviewers can be one-up on the author.

3. Anti-Woo

Air Date: 1978-08-21

4. Fair and Unfair Sexmanship

Air Date: 1978-08-28

5. Reprise

Air Date: 1978-09-04

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Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

1976-03-10

Episodes

17 (3 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Production Companies

BBC