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	'''''Pardon The Expression!''''' was an [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] [[w:sitcom\|sitcom]] made by [[w:ITV Granada\|Granada Television]], that was first broadcast from Wednesday 2 June 1965 to Monday 27 June 1966. The sitcom was one of four spin-offs from the soap opera ''[[w:Coronation Street\|Coronation Street]]''. ''Pardon the Expression'' itself had a spin-off: ''[[Turn Out the Lights (TV series)\|Turn Out the Lights]]'', broadcast in 1967. There was not another spin-off until the 1980s with ''The Brothers McGregor'', which reused two characters (played by different actors) who appeared in a single episode.		'''''Pardon The Expression!''''' was an [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] [[sitcom\|sitcom]] made by [[ITV Granada\|Granada Television]], that was first broadcast from Wednesday 2 June 1965 to Monday 27 June 1966. The sitcom was one of four spin-offs from the soap opera ''[[Coronation Street\|Coronation Street]]''. ''Pardon the Expression'' itself had a spin-off: ''[[Turn Out the Lights (TV series)\|Turn Out the Lights]]'', broadcast in 1967. There was not another spin-off until the 1980s with ''The Brothers McGregor'', which reused two characters (played by different actors) who appeared in a single episode.

	[[w:Leonard Swindley\|Leonard Swindley]], played by [[Arthur Lowe]] 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 [[w:department store\|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 [[w:Betty Driver\|Betty Driver]] as canteen lady Mrs Edgeley, and Joy Stewart as Miss Sinclair, the boss's secretary. Another member of the cast was [[John Le Mesurier]], who later reunited with Arthur Lowe in the classic comedy ''[[Dad's Army]]''.		[[Leonard Swindley\|Leonard Swindley]], played by [[Arthur Lowe]] 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\|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\|Betty Driver]] as canteen lady Mrs Edgeley, and Joy Stewart as Miss Sinclair, the boss's secretary. Another member of the cast was [[John Le Mesurier]], who later reunited with Arthur Lowe in the classic comedy ''[[Dad's Army]]''.

	==Episodes ==		==Episodes ==

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	'''''Pardon The Expression!''''' was an [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] [[sitcom]] made by [[ITV Granada\|Granada Television]], that was first broadcast from Wednesday 2 June 1965 to Monday 27 June 1966. The sitcom was one of four spin-offs from the soap opera ''[[Coronation Street]]''. ''Pardon the Expression'' itself had a spin-off: ''[[Turn Out the Lights (TV series)\|Turn Out the Lights]]'', broadcast in 1967. There was not another spin-off until the 1980s with ''The Brothers McGregor'', which reused two characters (played by different actors) who appeared in a single episode.		'''''Pardon The Expression!''''' was an [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] [[w:sitcom\|sitcom]] made by [[w:ITV Granada\|Granada Television]], that was first broadcast from Wednesday 2 June 1965 to Monday 27 June 1966. The sitcom was one of four spin-offs from the soap opera ''[[w:Coronation Street\|Coronation Street]]''. ''Pardon the Expression'' itself had a spin-off: ''[[Turn Out the Lights (TV series)\|Turn Out the Lights]]'', broadcast in 1967. There was not another spin-off until the 1980s with ''The Brothers McGregor'', which reused two characters (played by different actors) who appeared in a single episode.

	[[Leonard Swindley]], played by [[Arthur Lowe]] 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. Another member of the cast was [[John Le Mesurier]], who later reunited with Arthur Lowe in the classic comedy ''[[Dad's Army]]''.		[[w:Leonard Swindley\|Leonard Swindley]], played by [[Arthur Lowe]] 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 [[w:department store\|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 [[w:Betty Driver\|Betty Driver]] as canteen lady Mrs Edgeley, and Joy Stewart as Miss Sinclair, the boss's secretary. Another member of the cast was [[John Le Mesurier]], who later reunited with Arthur Lowe in the classic comedy ''[[Dad's Army]]''.

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{{Short description|Television series}}
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| image =Pardon the Expression.jpg
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| starring = [[Arthur Lowe]] Paul Dawkins'' (series 1)'' [[Robert Dorning]]'' (series 2)'' [[Betty Driver]] Joy Stewart
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| company = [[Granada Television]]
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| related = ''[[Turn Out the Lights (TV series)|Turn Out the Lights]]''
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'''''Pardon The Expression!''''' was an [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] [[sitcom]] made by [[ITV Granada|Granada Television]], that was first broadcast from Wednesday 2 June 1965 to Monday 27 June 1966. The sitcom was one of four spin-offs from the soap opera ''[[Coronation Street]]''. ''Pardon the Expression'' itself had a spin-off: ''[[Turn Out the Lights (TV series)|Turn Out the Lights]]'', broadcast in 1967. There was not another spin-off until the 1980s with ''The Brothers McGregor'', which reused two characters (played by different actors) who appeared in a single episode.

[[Leonard Swindley]], played by [[Arthur Lowe]] 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. Another member of the cast was [[John Le Mesurier]], who later reunited with Arthur Lowe in the classic comedy ''[[Dad's Army]]''.

==Episodes ==

===Series 1 (1965) ===

*"The First Day" (2 Jun 65)
*"The Headmistress" (9 Jun 65)
*"The Trouble With Ada" (16 Jun 65)
*"Mannequin Parade" (23 Jun 65)
*"The Dance" (30 Jun 65)
*"The Wedding" (7 Jul 65)
*"The Pensioner" (14 Jul 65)
*"The Visitor" (21 Jul 65)
*"Birthday Present" (28 Jul 65)
*"Little Boy Lost" (4 Aug 65)
*"The Old One Two" (11 Aug 65)
*"The Brain Drain" (18 Aug 65)

===Series 2 (1966) ===

*"The Economy Drive" (10 Jan 66)
*"January Sale" (17 Jan 66)
*"The Resignation" (24 Jan 66)
*"Self Defence" (31 Jan 66)
*"The Stocktaking" (7 Feb 66)
*"The Home Help" (14 Feb 66)
*"Big Hotel" (21 Feb 66)
*"The Gaol Birds" (28 Feb 66)
*"A Night To Remember" (7 Mar 66)
*"Whose Baby Are You?" (21 Mar 66)
*"The Take-Over Bid" (28 Mar 66)
*"Between The Covers" (4 Apr 66)
*"Heads Down" (11 Apr 66)
*"A Sheik In The Night" (18 Apr 66)
*"Rustle Of Spring" (25 Apr 66)
*"The Ghost Of Batsworth Castle" (2 May 66)
*"The Sailor Home From The Sea" (9 May 66)
*"The Dinner Party" (16 May 66)
*"Man's Best Friend" (23 May 66)
*"Thunderfinger – Part 1" (30 May 66)
*"Thunderfinger – Part 2: Swindley Strikes Back" (6 Jun 66)
*"The Switched-On Scene" (13 Jun 66)
*"The Cup That Cheers" (20 Jun 66)
*"On Health Farm Sommet Stirs" (27 Jun 66)

==DVD release==
Both series of ''Pardon the Expression'' were released (separately) in 2009, A 6-Disc set of the complete series has been released on 12 December 2011, just two years later.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! DVD !! Release date
|-
| The Complete Series 1 || 7 May 2009
|-
| The Complete Series 2 || 3 August 2009
|-
| The Complete Series 1 to 2 Box Set|| 12 December 2011
|}

==External links==
*{{British Comedy Guide|tv|pardon_the_expression}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080511220616/http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/pardon.htm ''Pardon the Expression'' review]

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[[Category:Black-and-white British television shows]]
[[Category:British television spin-offs]]
[[Category:Coronation Street spin-offs]]