Mind Your Language

Overview

Jeremy Brown, a language teacher, tries to make a living by teaching English to immigrants. With pupils from India, France, China, and many other countries, his lessons do not always go as planned.

Episodes

The First Lesson

S01E01 The First Lesson

December 30, 1977 10.0 25 min
Jeremy Brown starts his new job as a teacher of English as a foreign language and meets his students for the first time, a diverse group of ten adults in London, hailing from nine different...
An Inspector Calls

S01E02 An Inspector Calls

January 6, 1978 24 min
An inspector from the local education authority arrives at the school to observe the classes, but Mr Brown mistakes him for a new student.
A Fate Worse Than Death

S01E03 A Fate Worse Than Death

January 13, 1978 25 min
Ranjeet asks Mr Brown and the rest of the class to help him escape an arranged marriage with Surinder, the daughter of his father’s best friend.
All Through the Night

S01E04 All Through the Night

January 20, 1978 25 min
Upset that his students’ English is not improving, especially in the presence of Miss Courtney who leaves disappointed, Mr Brown keeps them after class, to the extent that they get locked in the building.
The Best Things in Life

S01E05 The Best Things in Life

January 27, 1978 25 min
Jamila is arrested for shoplifting a magazine due to her misunderstanding of the word 'free' in promotional material...
Come Back, All is Forgiven

S01E06 Come Back, All is Forgiven

February 3, 1978 24 min
It is Mr Brown’s birthday, and everyone in the class has brought him a present - but it is not all happy returns when Miss Courtney informs him that his trial month is over and...
The Cheating Game

S01E07 The Cheating Game

February 10, 1978 26 min
In order to see how prepared they are for their upcoming exam, the students prepare to take a mock exam, failing miserably and angering Mr Brown. Seeing that their teacher has no faith in them,...
Better to Have Loved and Lost

S01E08 Better to Have Loved and Lost

February 17, 1978 25 min
Celebrations as Ali and Su-Lee announce that they are to marry... but he already has a wife!
Kill or Cure

S01E09 Kill or Cure

February 24, 1978 25 min
Poor Jeremy is sick with the flu, so his class decide to pay him a visit hoping to cheer him up.
Hello Sailor

S01E10 Hello Sailor

March 3, 1978 25 min
Juan brings his Russian sailor friend Boris to class, explaining that he wants to defect and stay in England, having fallen love with a girl he just met.
A Point of Honour

S01E11 A Point of Honour

March 10, 1978 25 min
Mr Brown finds himself in a lot of trouble when Danielle tells Mr Jarvis, a pestering woodwork teacher at the school, that she is engaged to her English teacher.
How's Your Father

S01E12 How's Your Father

March 17, 1978 25 min
Could it be that Sid the Janitor is Jeremy's father ?
The Examination

S01E13 The Examination

March 24, 1978 25 min
The students prepare to take their Lower Cambridge Certificate exam at the end of the first term. Meanwhile, Mr Brown has a disagreement with a couple in the pub, which comes back to haunt him...

Cast

Albert Moses
Albert Moses
Ranjeet Singh
George Camiller
George Camiller
Giovanni Capello
Ricardo Montez
Ricardo Montez
Juan Cervantes
Anna Bergman
Anna Bergman
Ingrid Svensson
Harry Littlewood
Henshawe
Zara Nutley
Miss Courtney
Jacki Harding
Anna Schmidt
Sue Bond
Rita
Jenny Lee Wright
Maria Papandrious
Marie-Elise Grepne
Michelle Dumas

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