Pardon the Expression

Jun 02, 1965 (en) Comedy [30] Min
  • First Air Date
    Jun 02, 1965
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato
    50%
  • Original title
    Pardon the Expression
  • Release
    Jun 02, 1965
  • en
    -

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Casts

  1. Arthur Lowe

    Leonard Swindley

  2. Robert Dorning

    Wally Hunt

  3. Betty Driver

    Mrs. Edgeley

  4. Joy Stewart

    Miss Sinclair

  5. Anthony Sharp

    Brigadier Hawke

  6. John Le Mesurier

    Sir Charles Dobson

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 6 / Crews : 0

Season 1 ( 1965-06-02)

The First Day

Episode: 1

The Headmistress

Episode: 2

The Trouble With Ada

Episode: 3

Mannequin Parade

Episode: 4

The Dance

Episode: 5

The Wedding

Episode: 6

The Pensioner

Episode: 7

The Visitor

Episode: 8

Birthday Present

Episode: 9

Little Boy Lost

Episode: 10

The Old One Two

Episode: 11

The Brain Drain

Episode: 12

Season 2 ( 1966-01-10)

The Economy Drive

Episode: 1

January Sale

Episode: 2

The Resignation

Episode: 3

Self Defence

Episode: 4

The Stocktaking

Episode: 5

The Home Help

Episode: 6

Big Hotel

Episode: 7

The Jailbirds

Episode: 8

Night to Remember

Episode: 9

Whose Baby Are You?

Episode: 10

The Take-Over Bid

Episode: 11

Between the Cover

Episode: 12

Heads Down

Episode: 13

A Sheik In The Night

Episode: 14

Rustle Of Spring

Episode: 15

The Ghost Of Batsworth Castle

Episode: 16

The Sailor Home From The Sea

Episode: 17

The Dinner Party

Episode: 18

Man's Best Friend

Episode: 19

Thunderfinger - Part 1

Episode: 20

Thunderfinger - Part 2: Swindley Strikes Back

Episode: 21

The Switched-On Scene

Episode: 22

The Cup That Cheers

Episode: 23

On Health Farm Sommet Stirs

Episode: 24
Jun 02, 1965 (en)
Comedy
[30] Min
  • First Air Date Jun 02, 1965
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato 50%
Original Title Pardon the Expression
en

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer