British Comedy Guide
Pardon My Genie. The Genie (Hugh Paddick). Copyright: Thames Television
Pardon My Genie

Pardon My Genie

  • TV sitcom
  • ITV1
  • 1972 - 1973
  • 26 episodes (2 series)

Sitcom about a hardware shop worker who inadvertently summons up a genie. Stars Hugh Paddick, Arthur White, Ellis Jones and Roy Barraclough.

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Pardon My Genie. Image shows from L to R: The Genie (Hugh Paddick), Hal (Ellis Jones). Copyright: Thames Television

Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
1972 - 1973
Episodes
26 (2 series)
Stars
Hugh Paddick, Arthur White, Ellis Jones and Roy Barraclough
Writer
Bob Block
Directors
Daphne Shadwell, Robert Reed and Vic Hughes
Producer
Daphne Shadwell
Company

A hardware shop assistant polishes up an old oil-lamp and inadvertently summons up a genie. Consequent weird and wonderful events cause the shop owner, unaware of the genie's existence, to think he's going mad.

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