Arthur Lowe
Leonard Swindley
Pardon the Expression (1965)
Season 2
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.
Released June 2, 1965
Episode 30 min
None+
S2E1 - The Economy Drive
Jan. 10, 1966, midnight
S2E2 - January Sale
Jan. 17, 1966, midnight
S2E8 - The Jailbirds
Feb. 28, 1966, midnight
S2E14 - A Sheik In The Night
April 18, 1966, midnight
S2E15 - Rustle Of Spring
April 25, 1966, midnight
S2E16 - The Ghost Of Batsworth Castle
May 2, 1966, midnight
S2E17 - The Sailor Home From The Sea
May 9, 1966, midnight
S2E20 - Thunderfinger - Part 1
May 30, 1966, midnight
S2E21 - Thunderfinger - Part 2: Swindley Strikes Back
June 6, 1966, midnight
S2E22 - The Switched-On Scene
June 13, 1966, midnight
S2E23 - The Cup That Cheers
June 20, 1966, midnight
S2E24 - On Health Farm Sommet Stirs
June 27, 1966, midnight
S2E3 - The Resignation
Jan. 24, 1966, midnight
S2E4 - Self Defence
Jan. 31, 1966, midnight
S2E5 - The Stocktaking
Feb. 7, 1966, midnight
S2E6 - The Home Help
Feb. 14, 1966, midnight
S2E7 - Big Hotel
Feb. 21, 1966, midnight
S2E9 - Night to Remember
March 7, 1966, midnight
S2E10 - Whose Baby Are You?
March 21, 1966, midnight
S2E11 - The Take-Over Bid
March 28, 1966, midnight
S2E12 - Between the Cover
April 4, 1966, midnight
S2E13 - Heads Down
April 11, 1966, midnight
S2E18 - The Dinner Party
May 16, 1966, midnight
S2E19 - Man's Best Friend
May 23, 1966, midnight
Network: ITV1
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 1080 min.
Released: June 2, 1965
Last Air Date: June 27, 1966, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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