Mind Your Language

8.3(68)|1977-12-30|4 seasons, 42 episodes

Comedy

Overview

Mind Your Language is a British sitcom broadcast on ITV. Created and written by Vince Powell, and directed by Stuart Allen, three series were produced by London Weekend Television between 1977 and 1979, and it was briefly revived in 1985 (or 1986 in most ITV regions) with six of the original cast members. 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

Series 1(13)Series 2(8)Series 3(8)Series 4(13)

S1E1 · 1977-12-30 · 25m

The First Lesson

10.0

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 countries in Europe and Asia.

S1E2 · 1978-01-06 · 24m

An Inspector Calls

An inspector from the local education authority arrives at the school to observe the classes, but Mr Brown mistakes him for a new student.

S1E3 · 1978-01-13 · 25m

A Fate Worse Than Death

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.

S1E4 · 1978-01-20 · 25m

All Through the Night

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.

S1E5 · 1978-01-27 · 25m

The Best Things in Life

Jamila is arrested for shoplifting a magazine due to her misunderstanding of the word 'free' in promotional material...

S1E6 · 1978-02-03 · 24m

Come Back, All Is Forgiven

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 dismisses him, replacing him with a new teacher.

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