Pardon the Expression
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First Air DateJun 02, 1965
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Production
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Rotten tomato60%
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Original titlePardon the Expression
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ReleaseJun 02, 1965
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Overview
Pardon The Expression! is an ITV sitcom made by Granada Television, that was first broadcast from Wednesday 2 June 1965 to Monday 27 June 1966. The sitcom was one of only four spin-offs from the highly popular soap opera Coronation Street. Pardon the Expression itself had a spin-off: Turn out the Lights broadcast in 1967. There wasn't to be another spin-off until the 1980s with The Brothers McGregor, which reused two characters who appeared in a single episode. Leonard Swindley was the central character. Formerly the manager of the fashion retail store "Gamma Garments" in Coronation Street, in this series he is the deputy manager of the department store Dobson and Hawks. His boss in the series was Ernest Parbold played by Paul Dawkins who was replaced by Wally Hunt played by Robert Dorning in series 2. Other regulars were Betty Driver as canteen lady, Mrs Edgeley and Joy Stewart as Miss Sinclair, the boss's secretary.
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Casts
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Leonard Swindley
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Wally Hunt
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Mrs. Edgeley
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Miss Sinclair
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Brigadier Hawke
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Sir Charles Dobson
Season 1 ( 1965-06-02)
The First Day
The Headmistress
The Trouble With Ada
Mannequin Parade
The Dance
The Wedding
The Pensioner
The Visitor
Birthday Present
Little Boy Lost
The Old One Two
The Brain Drain
Season 2 ( 1966-01-10)
The Economy Drive
January Sale
The Resignation
Self Defence
The Stocktaking
The Home Help
Big Hotel
The Jailbirds
Night to Remember
Whose Baby Are You?
The Take-Over Bid
Between the Cover
Heads Down
A Sheik In The Night
Rustle Of Spring
The Ghost Of Batsworth Castle
The Sailor Home From The Sea
The Dinner Party
Man's Best Friend
Thunderfinger - Part 1
Thunderfinger - Part 2: Swindley Strikes Back
The Switched-On Scene
The Cup That Cheers