Mind Your Language
Series· 1977–1986· 25mTV-14

Mind Your Language

Comedy

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.

Creator:
Vince Powell

Currently airing

Last airedFinale
S4 · E13End of Term

Cast

Seasons

Series 41986
13 episodes
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    E1Never Say Die

    Mr Brown mistakenly believes that Miss Courtney is dying.

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    E2Too Many Crooks

    Two crooks rob the shop of Ranjeet's cousin when he is in charge. To evade capture, they hide in the school.

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    E3Easy Come Easy Go

    The students have seven draws on the football pools and stand to win thousands of pounds if they can get one more!

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    E4Fifty Years On

    It's Miss Courtney's birthday, and finding Ingrid's mink coat in her office, she assumes that it's a present...

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    E5Time and Tide

    Mr Brown finds himself in deep water when he takes the students down the River Thames to improve their knowledge of English history.

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    E6Ghoulies and Ghosties

    Mr Brown scoffs at the suggestion that the school is haunted.

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    E7Mama Mia

    Giovanni's mother visits him at the school.

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    E8A Rash Decision

    Mr Brown and all the students catch a rash and fever, and soon they are admitted to a quarantine ward.

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    E9Wedding Fever

    Juan is accidentally locked in the school on the night before his wedding!

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    E10Everybody's Out

    There is discontent when the students form their own union.

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    E11The First Lady

    Mr Brown is suffering from flu and has a bizarre dream involving destruction at the school.

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    E12Teacher's Pet

    Mr Brown brings his neighbour's dog to class.

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    E13End of TermFinale

    The school is closed and Miss Courtney is busy preparing for a European tour, while Mr Brown and the students arrive to find out how they have fared in their examinations.

Series 31979
8 episodes
  • E1I Belong to Glasgow
    · 25m

    All the students return except for Ingrid and Zoltan, who has left for Hungary. Soon after, an affluent Arab Sheikh enrols his Scottish chauffeur in Mr Brown's class, due to not being able to understand his accent. But the Glaswegian man causes trouble due to his obnoxious, hostile and confrontational attitude.

  • E2Who Loves Ya Baby?
    · 25m

    Au pair Danielle brings her boss' baby to school, but she leaves him in the canteen and he goes missing.

  • E3No Flowers by Request
    · 25m

    Mr Brown takes Juan to hospital, suffering from a stomach ache, but a fall causes him to be admitted as a patient, instead.

  • E4Just the Job
    · 24m

    Mr Brown receives an offer of a higher paid position at another school.

  • E5Guilty or Not Guilty?
    · 25m

    All the students are brought to court for causing various acts of mischief at different places in London. Miss Courtney oversees the session as one of the magistrates, while Mr Brown acts as their barrister.

  • E6Repent at Leisure
    · 25m

    Anna's visa is about to expire so her friends suggest that she marry Mr Brown in order to become a British citizen.

  • E7The School Fete
    · 25m

    The school holds a fete, and Max is responsible for hiring celebrity, Arthur Mullard, to open the events.

  • E8What a Tangled WebFinale
    · 25m

    When Ali suspects that his wife is having an affair, Mr Brown takes matters into his own hands...

Series 21978
8 episodes
  • E1All Present If Not Correct
    · 25m

    At the start of the new school year, Mr Brown has two new students, Zoltán Szabo from Hungary and Swedish au pair, Ingrid Svenson.

  • E2Queen for a Day
    · 26m

    It is announced that the Queen will be visiting the school, and Miss Courtney gets excited about the event, to the extent that the school is redecorated and the EFL students wear their national costumes.

  • E3Brief Re-Encounter
    · 26m

    Miss Courtney's former fiancé returns, but are his intentions entirely honourable ?

  • E4Many Happy Returns
    · 25m

    Sid can't believe his luck. Just when he was hard up for cash, he finds lots of it. The only problem is Ranjeet is the one who lost it...

  • E5Don't Forget the Driver
    · 26m

    A road trip is planned for the class, but nothing goes according to plan.

  • E6A Hard Day's Night
    · 24m

    Jeremy's flat is being redecorated so Giovanni and Max invite him to spend the night at their place.

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    E7Take Your Partners
    · 26m

    Jeremy is talked into buying two tickets to the Ladies Circle Dance.

  • E8After ThreeFinale
    · 25m

    The time has come for the Annual College Concert. What kind of a performance will the English class give ?

Series 11977
13 episodes

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Details

Networks
ITV1
Seasons
4 · 42 episodes
Runtime
25m per episode
Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
December 30, 1977
Content rating
TV-14
Country
United Kingdom
Production
LWT
IMDB ID
tt0075537

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