Pardon My Genie – 1972
Pardon My Genie was a 1970s children’s comedy series from the man that went on to create that other children’s comedy classic Rentaghost. Although aimed at a younger audience, the show found popularity with adults and kids alike.
Running for two series totalling twenty six episodes, it deals with a magic genie who appears in modern day Britain after being summoned by Hal Adden (get the pun ?)
Summary
When a young shop assistant called Hal Adden casually tries to polish an old watering can – well, you can guess what happens! However the genie who appears is as rusty as the can he lives in; he’s four thousand years old, and his magic doesn’t always work as well as it should, this of course leads to some comical misunderstandings.
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Cast
Ellis Jones
Roy Barraclough
Hugh Paddick(Genie in series 1)
Arthur White (Genie in series 2)
Joe Dunlop
Lynnette Erving
Details
Channel: ITV
Written By: Bob Block
Produced By: Daphne Shadwell
Directed By: Robert Reed and Vic Hughes
Original Transmission: 10th April 1972 – 23rd April 1973