About this season
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.
Episodes (24)
1. The Economy Drive
Aired 10 January 1966 • 30 min
2. January Sale
Aired 17 January 1966 • 30 min
3. The Resignation
Aired 24 January 1966
4. Self Defence
Aired 31 January 1966
5. The Stocktaking
Aired 7 February 1966
6. The Home Help
Aired 14 February 1966
7. Big Hotel
Aired 21 February 1966
8. The Jailbirds
Aired 28 February 1966 • 30 min
9. Night to Remember
Aired 7 March 1966
10. Whose Baby Are You?
Aired 21 March 1966
11. The Take-Over Bid
Aired 28 March 1966
12. Between the Cover
Aired 4 April 1966
13. Heads Down
Aired 11 April 1966
14. A Sheik In The Night
Aired 18 April 1966 • 30 min
15. Rustle Of Spring
Aired 25 April 1966 • 30 min
16. The Ghost Of Batsworth Castle
Aired 2 May 1966 • 30 min
17. The Sailor Home From The Sea
Aired 9 May 1966 • 30 min
18. The Dinner Party
Aired 16 May 1966
19. Man's Best Friend
Aired 23 May 1966
20. Thunderfinger - Part 1
Aired 30 May 1966 • 30 min
21. Thunderfinger - Part 2: Swindley Strikes Back
Aired 6 June 1966 • 30 min
22. The Switched-On Scene
Aired 13 June 1966 • 30 min
23. The Cup That Cheers
Aired 20 June 1966 • 30 min
24. On Health Farm Sommet Stirs
Aired 27 June 1966 • 30 min