Down upsy

[don ratcliffe]

I'm trying to identify an old radio programme. I thought it included George Cole, but might be mistaken In it the dog, called 'Upsy' would yap, and soeone in the cast would call, 'Down Upsy!', and this became quite a well known catch phrase, Anyone help me out please?.

[Wayne Keil]

Hello there.
I came across the phrase Down Upsey on a website Dictionary of Catch Phrases. It mentions the British radio show ITMA (It's That Man Again) which starred Tommy Handley. Joan Harbin was also on the show and used the phrase often to the dog. The show ran from1939 until 1949. Handley died in 1949 and the show died with him. Wikipedia has an article on Handley and ITMA.