Pardon The Expression - ITV1 Sitcom - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
Genre
Broadcast
Channel
Episodes
Stars
Arthur Lowe, Paul Dawkins, Robert Dorning, Betty Driver, Joy Stewart, Barbara Young, Holly Doone, John Le Mesurier and Anthony Sharp
Writers
Harry Driver, Jack Rosenthal and Vince Powell
Directors
Producers
Harry Driver, Derek Granger and H.V. Kershaw
Company
A spin-off from soap opera Coronation Street.
Leonard Swindley bids a fond farewell to Gamma Garments and takes up the position of Assistant Manager with the Northern branch of national chain store, Dobson and Hawks. His manager, Ernest Parbold, suffers from stomach trouble and is not one to suffer in silence. He sees Swindley as another fly-by-night appointment and is happy to lay the blame on Swindley if it makes his life easier.
Miss Sinclair is in charge of the floor staff and, together with the canteen manageress, Mrs Edgeley, provides Swindley with some sympathetic support in his new role. However, he is still capable of looking permanently harrassed and over-reaching himself in his search for social acceptance.
Additional details
Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Multi-camera
Picture
Black and white
Website links
Broadcast details
First broadcast
Wednesday 2nd June 1965 at 7pm on ITV1