Pardon the Expression (1965)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
  • Profile picture of Arthur Lowe
    Leonard Swindley Arthur Lowe
  • Profile picture of Robert Dorning
    Wally Hunt Robert Dorning
  • Profile picture of Betty Driver
    Mrs. Edgeley Betty Driver
  • Profile picture of Anthony Sharp
    Brigadier Hawke Anthony Sharp
  • Profile picture of John Le Mesurier
    Sir Charles Dobson John Le Mesurier
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Season 2

1966

24 episodes

Season 2 of Pardon the Expression premiered on January 10, 1966

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