Up and Coming is an American television drama series which aired on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) during the 1980-1981 season.
| Up and Coming | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Directed by | Ivan Cury |
| Starring | Robert DoQui Cindy Herron L. Wolfe Perry, Jr. Yule Caise Gamy L. Taylor |
| Theme music composer | Benorce Blackman Bill Withers |
| Opening theme | "The Best You Can" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Avon Kirkland Art Washington |
| Running time | 24 mins. |
| Release | |
| Original network | PBS |
| Original release | October 5, 1980 (1980-10-05) – January 1, 1981 (1981-01-01) |
The series depicts the Wilsons, a successful African American family from Oakland, California who moves into an integrated, middle-class neighborhood in nearby San Francisco.[1] Although it was short-lived, it was one of the first weekly American TV drama series centered on an African American family (preceded only by Harris and Company, a 1979 NBC drama starring Bernie Casey).
Among the cast members were former Stanford University basketball star L. Wolfe Perry, Jr. and a teenage Cindy Herron (who years later would become a founding member of the R&B female quartet En Vogue).
The theme song is a cover version of the Bill Withers tune "The Best You Can". The original version can be found on Withers' 1975 album Making Music.