Pardon My Genie

Pardon My Genie (1972–73) was a children's comedy series produced by British ITV contractor Thames Television, and written by Bob Block who later created Rentaghost.

Pardon My Genie
GenreChildren's television series
Created byBob Block
Written byBob Block
Directed byRobert Reed
Vic Hughes
StarringEllis Jones
Roy Barraclough
Hugh Paddick
Joe Dunlop
Lynnette Erving
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26
Production
ProducerDaphne Shadwell
Running timec.25 minutes
Release
Original networkITV
Audio formatMonaural
Original release10 April 1972 (1972-04-10) –
23 April 1973 (1973-04-23)

The premise was that a magic genie (Hugh Paddick) appeared in present-day Britain, summoned by a young apprentice named Hal Adden, a pun that goes some way towards characterising the series. Various comical misunderstandings arise, primarily aimed at youngsters. Arthur White replaced Paddick for the second run of thirteen episodes. Throughout both series, Hal was played by Ellis Jones, with Roy Barraclough as his long-suffering boss, Mr Cobbledick.

The first series of 13 episodes was released on DVD on 22 September 2009. The second series of 13 episodes was released on 1 July 2013.

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