Pardon the Expression
TV Show| Title | Pardon the Expression |
| User score | 6 |
| Release date | Jun 2, 1965 |
| Release date of last episode | Jun 27, 1966 |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Production country | GB |
| Series status | Ended |
| Seasons count | 2 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 36 |
| Run time | 30 min. |
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.
Latest episodes
List of episodesS2.E24 ∙ On Health Farm Sommet Stirs
Jun 27, 1966
S2.E23 ∙ The Cup That Cheers
Jun 20, 1966
S2.E22 ∙ The Switched-On Scene
Jun 13, 1966
S2.E21 ∙ Thunderfinger - Part 2: Swindley Strikes Back
Jun 6, 1966
S2.E20 ∙ Thunderfinger - Part 1
May 30, 1966
S2.E19 ∙ Man's Best Friend
May 23, 1966
S2.E18 ∙ The Dinner Party
May 16, 1966
S2.E17 ∙ The Sailor Home From The Sea
May 9, 1966
S2.E16 ∙ The Ghost Of Batsworth Castle
May 2, 1966
S2.E15 ∙ Rustle Of Spring
Apr 25, 1966
S2.E14 ∙ A Sheik In The Night
Apr 18, 1966
S2.E13 ∙ Heads Down
Apr 11, 1966
S2.E12 ∙ Between the Cover
Apr 4, 1966
S2.E11 ∙ The Take-Over Bid
Mar 28, 1966
S2.E10 ∙ Whose Baby Are You?
Mar 21, 1966
S2.E9 ∙ Night to Remember
Mar 7, 1966
S2.E8 ∙ The Jailbirds
Feb 28, 1966
S2.E7 ∙ Big Hotel
Feb 21, 1966
S2.E6 ∙ The Home Help
Feb 14, 1966
S2.E5 ∙ The Stocktaking
Feb 7, 1966
Actors
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Arthur Lowe
Leonard Swindley
Betty Driver
Mrs. Edgeley
Joy Stewart
Miss Sinclair
Robert Dorning
Wally Hunt
Anthony Sharp
Brigadier Hawke
John Le Mesurier
Sir Charles Dobson
Paul Dawkins
Mr. Parbold
Barbara Young
Pam Plummer
Mervyn Johns
Jacob Elijah Burgess, Jeb
Pauline Collins
Miss Wainwright
Michael Brennan
Joe
Lisa Daniely
Maria Solare
