After John Alderton departed. The Upchat Line was retooled by writer Keith Waterhouse as The Upchat Connection.
The character of sponger and ladies man Mike Upchart has been inherited through the centuries. The John Alderton version had won it in a poker game.
Now the Robin Nedwell version won it in a raffle. The previous one wanting to suddenly wants to go abroad.
So the Nedwell version has inherited the locker at the train station. He has had a crash course on how to be Mike Upchart.
The new variant finds himself up to pasta in a double date at two nearby restaurant. Does he have the gift of the gab of the previous version?
There was always a touch of Billy Liar about Upchart, another Waterhouse creation. Nedwell is not as smooth as Alderton. Being both manic and sweaty. Unless it was the hot studio lights.
