Vince Powell
Director
Mind Your Language (1977)
Season 1
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.
Released Dec. 30, 1977
Episode 25 min
14+
Genres: Comedy
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Production Companies: LWT
Network: ITV1
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
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S1E1 - The First Lesson
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.
Dec. 30, 1977, midnight
S1E2 - 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.
Jan. 6, 1978, midnight
S1E3 - 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.
Jan. 13, 1978, midnight
S1E4 - 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.
Jan. 20, 1978, midnight
S1E5 - The Best Things in Life
Jamila is arrested for shoplifting a magazine due to her misunderstanding of the word 'free' in promotional material...
Jan. 27, 1978, midnight
S1E6 - 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.
Feb. 3, 1978, midnight
S1E7 - The Cheating Game
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!
Feb. 10, 1978, midnight
S1E8 - Better to Have Loved and Lost
Celebrations as Ali and Su-Lee announce that they are to marry... but he already has a wife!
Feb. 17, 1978, midnight
S1E9 - Kill or Cure
Poor Jeremy is sick with the flu, so his class decide to pay him a visit hoping to cheer him up.
Feb. 24, 1978, midnight
S1E10 - Hello Sailor
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.
March 3, 1978, midnight
S1E11 - A Point of Honour
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.
March 10, 1978, midnight
S1E12 - How's Your Father
Could it be that Sid the Janitor is Jeremy's father ?
March 17, 1978, midnight
S1E13 - The Examination
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.
March 24, 1978, midnight
Network: ITV1
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 1050 min.
Released: Dec. 30, 1977
Last Air Date: April 12, 1986, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-14 / 14+
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