 He assured her that he felt the same way and the pair managed to salvage their friendship to continue working together.The next year, following Arthur Lowe's decision to quit, Swindley was offered a promotion at Gamma Garments and duly accepted, leaving the Mission, and Weatherfield behind.The character later moved on to work as manager for Dobson and Hawkes, the clothes store seen in the spin-off "Pardon The Expression".