Pardon the Expression: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: Pardon the Expression
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1965-06-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 1966-06-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 60592
• IMDb ID: tt0060015
• TVDB ID: 267811

Cast and credited roles

• Arthur Lowe — Leonard Swindley

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1965-06-02; final listed air date 1965-08-18; episode order: 12.
• Season 2: premiered 1966-01-10; final listed air date 1966-06-27; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Pardon the Expression on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.