Mind Your Language
TV-141977•25m•8.3/10
Comedy
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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.
Production
LWT
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
December 30, 1977
Last Aired
April 12, 1986
Networks
ITV1
Created By
Vince Powell
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
The First Lesson
Air date: 1977-12-30
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.
E2
An Inspector Calls
Air date: 1978-01-06
An inspector from the local education authority arrives at the school to observe the classes, but Mr Brown mistakes him for a new student.
E3
A Fate Worse Than Death
Air date: 1978-01-13
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.
E4
All Through the Night
Air date: 1978-01-20
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.
E5
The Best Things in Life
Air date: 1978-01-27
Jamila is arrested for shoplifting a magazine due to her misunderstanding of the word 'free' in promotional material...
E6
Come Back, All Is Forgiven
Air date: 1978-02-03
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.
E7
The Cheating Game
Air date: 1978-02-10
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, they decide to cheat!
E8
Better to Have Loved and Lost
Air date: 1978-02-17
Celebrations as Ali and Su-Lee announce that they are to marry... but he already has a wife!
E9
Kill or Cure
Air date: 1978-02-24
Poor Jeremy is sick with the flu, so his class decide to pay him a visit hoping to cheer him up.
E10
Hello Sailor
Air date: 1978-03-03
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.
E11
A Point of Honour
Air date: 1978-03-10
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.
E12
How's Your Father
Air date: 1978-03-17
Could it be that Sid the Janitor is Jeremy's father ?
E13
The Examination
Air date: 1978-03-24
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 when it turns out that the man (Mr Short, a former principal of the school) will be supervising the exam.
Cast
Barry Evans
Jeremy Brown
George Camiller
Giovanni Capello
Ricardo Montez
Juan Cervantes
Albert Moses
Ranjeet Singh
Jacki Harding
Anna Schmidt
Zara Nutley
Miss Courtney
Anna Bergman
Ingrid Svenson
Harry Littlewood
Henshawe
Jenny Lee Wright
Maria Papandrious
Vincent Wong
Fu Wong Chang
Sue Bond
Rita
Raj Patel
Farrukh Azzam
Marie-Elise Grepne
Michelle Dumas
