Pardon the Expression | |
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Starring | Arthur Lowe Paul Dawkins (series 1) Robert Dorning (series 2) Betty Driver Joy Stewart |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 36 |
Production | |
Producers | Harry Driver (series 1) Derek Granger (series 2) |
Production company | Granada Television |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 2 June 1965 27 June 1966 | –
Related | |
Coronation Street Turn Out the Lights |
Pardon The Expression was 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 four spin-offs from the soap opera Coronation Street. Pardon the Expression itself had a spin-off: 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.
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Transcription
That's a very grave charge, son. Are you aware that it's unlawful to practice medicine without a medical license ? Yes, sir, l am. Are you aware that running a medical clinic without the proper licensing... can place both you and the public... in a great deal of danger ? ls a home a clinic, sir ? lf you are admitting patients and treating them... physical location is irrelevant. Sir, will you define treatment for me ? Yes. Treatment would be defined as the care of a patient seeking medical attention. Have you been treating patients, Mr. Adams ? l live with several people. They come and go as they please. l offer them whatever help l can. Mr. Adams... have you or have you not been treating patients at your ranch ? Everyone who comes to the ranch is a patient, yes. [ Murmuring ] And every person who comes to the ranch is also a doctor. l'm sorry ? Every person who comes to the ranch is in need... of some form of physical or mental help. They're patients. But also every person who comes to the ranch is in charge of taking care of someone else-- whether it's cooking for them, cleaning them... or even as simple a task as listening. That makes them doctors. l use that term broadly, but is not a doctor someone who helps someone else ? When did the term ''doctor'' get treated with such reverence, as, ''Right this way, Doctor Smith''... or, ''Excuse me, Dr. Scholl what wonderful footpads''... or, ''Pardon me, Dr. Patterson, but your flatulence has no odor'' ? [ Laughing, Murmuring ] At what point in history did a doctor become more... than a trusted and learned friend who visited and treated the ill ? Now, you ask me if l've been practicing medicine. Well, if this means opening your door to those in need-- those in pain-- caring for them, listening to them, applying a cold cloth until a fever breaks-- if this is practicing medicine, if this is treating a patient... then l am guilty as charged, sir. Did you consider the ramifications of your actions ? What if one of your patients had died ? What's wrong with death, sir ? What are we so mortally afraid of ? Why can't we treat death with a certain amount of humanity and dignity and decency... and, God forbid, maybe even humor ? Death is not the enemy, gentlemen. lf we're gonna fight a disease, Iet's fight one of the most terrible diseases of all-- indifference. Now, l've sat in your schools and heard people lecture on transference... and professional distance. Transference is inevitable, sir. Every human being has an impact on another. Why don't we want that in a patientldoctor relationship ? That's why l've listened to your teachings, and l believe they're wrong. A doctor's mission should be not just to prevent death... but also to improve the quality of life. That's why you treat a disease, you win, you lose. You treat a person, l guarantee you, you win, no matter what the outcome.
Cast
- Arthur Lowe as Leonard Swindley
- Betty Driver as Mrs Edgeley
- Joy Stewart as Miss Sinclair
- Paul Dawkins as Ernest Parbold (series 1)
- Barbara Young as Pam Plummer (series 1)
- Holly Doone as Mavis Foster (series 1)
- Robert Dorning as Wally Hunt (series 2)
- Anthony Sharp as Brigadier Hawk (series 2)
- John Le Mesurier as Sir Charles Dobson (series 2)
- Julian Holloway as Norman Burton (series 2)
- John Barron as Lord Penge (series 2)
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)
Home media
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.
DVD | Release date |
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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 |