''Turn Out the Lights'' is an ITV sitcom series made by

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, that was first broadcast from Monday 2 January to Monday 6 February 1967 by Rediffusion London and Tyne Tees Television, (all other regions broadcast the series between Friday 6 January and Friday 10 February 1967). The series was a spin-off from the sitcom ''

Pardon the Expression ''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 ...

'', itself a spin-off from the highly popular soap opera ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Orig ...

''.

Synopsis

Leonard Swindley Leonard Swindley is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street''. One of the original characters created by Tony Warren, he was played by actor Arthur Lowe between 1960 and 1965. The character of Mr. Swindley als ...

played by

Arthur Lowe Arthur Lowe (22 September 1915 – 15 April 1982) was an English actor. His acting career spanned 36 years, including starring roles in numerous theatre and television productions. He played Captain Mainwaring in the British sitcom '' D ...

was the central character, along with Wally Hunt (played by

Robert Dorning Robert Dorning (13 May 1913 – 21 February 1989) was a musician, dance band vocalist, ballet dancer and stage, film and television actor. He is known to have performed in at least 77 television and film productions between 1940 and 1988. Origin ...

). Swindley was formerly the manager of the fashion retail store "Gamma Garments" in ''Coronation Street'' and the deputy manager of the

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Dobson and Hawks in ''Pardon the Expression'': in this series he becomes a professional speaker on

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who encounters various supernatural events on his travels around the country, along with his colleague Wally Hunt, after they were both fired from Dobson and Hawks in the final episode of ''Pardon the Expression''.

Production

The series directors were David Boisseau and Michael Cox, production designers were Dennis Parkin and Roy Stonehouse. The series was not recorded in front of a studio audience and had no laughter-track.

Episode list

#''The Boyhood Haunt'' #''Hail To Thee, Aunt Shelmadine'' #''A Big Hand For A Little Lady'' #''The Happy Medium'' #''You Can't Get The Wood'' #''One For Yes, Two For No''

External links

* * {{Coronation Street 1960s British sitcoms 1967 British television series debuts 1967 British television series endings British supernatural television shows English-language television shows ITV sitcoms Television shows produced by Granada Television British television spin-offs Coronation Street spin-offs