Post by John Green on Jul 20, 2019 21:42:51 GMT
Arthur Lowe played Leonsrd Swindley in three different shows: Firstly,in Coronation Street,then in a half-hour sitcom called Pardon the Expression (two series 1965-66),then Turn Out the Lights (six 55-minute episodes,1967).
TVBrain rightly states that all episodes of TOTL are missing,which always seemed a pity. I've finally bought Network's complete set of Pardon the Expression,and was delighted to find that the 2 May 1966 episode The Ghost of Batsworth Castle is essentially a tryout for the later series,with Swindley and his boss Wally Hunt,played by Robert Dorning, spooked by ghosts in a stately home. The actors reprised their roles in TOTL.
I'm pretty pleased about this, since it gives me an impression,at least,of how the lost series was.
TVBrain rightly states that all episodes of TOTL are missing,which always seemed a pity. I've finally bought Network's complete set of Pardon the Expression,and was delighted to find that the 2 May 1966 episode The Ghost of Batsworth Castle is essentially a tryout for the later series,with Swindley and his boss Wally Hunt,played by Robert Dorning, spooked by ghosts in a stately home. The actors reprised their roles in TOTL.
I'm pretty pleased about this, since it gives me an impression,at least,of how the lost series was.