Mind Your Language

TV Series
1977–19861977–1986
TV-14TV-14
30m

Barry Evans in Mind Your Language (1977)

A diverse group of immigrants and foreigners learn English at an adult education school in London.A diverse group of immigrants and foreigners learn English at an adult education school in London.A diverse group of immigrants and foreigners learn English at an adult education school in London.

Creator
- Vince Powell
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George Camiller and Françoise Pascal in Mind Your Language (1977)

Zara Nutley in Mind Your Language (1977)

Barry Evans, Jacki Harding, and Albert Moses in Mind Your Language (1977)

Robert Lee in Mind Your Language (1977)

George Camiller in Mind Your Language (1977)

Albert Moses in Mind Your Language (1977)

Jamila Massey and Albert Moses in Mind Your Language (1977)

Ricardo Montez, Françoise Pascal, and Iris Sadler in Mind Your Language (1977)

George Camiller, Barry Evans, Kevork Malikyan, and Dino Shafeek in Mind Your Language (1977)

Barry Evans in Mind Your Language (1977)

Dino Shafeek in Mind Your Language (1977)

Barry Evans and Robert Lee in Mind Your Language (1977)

Jeremy Brownas Jeremy Brown

42 episodes42 eps • 1977–1986

George Camiller

Giovanni Capelloas Giovanni Capello…

42 episodes42 eps • 1977–1986

Anna Schmidtas Anna Schmidt

42 episodes42 eps • 1977–1986

Miss Courtneyas Miss Courtney

42 episodes42 eps • 1977–1986

Juan Cervantesas Juan Cervantes

42 episodes42 eps • 1977–1986

Ranjeet Singhas Ranjeet Singh

42 episodes42 eps • 1977–1986

Taro Nagazumias Taro Nagazumi

29 episodes29 eps • 1977–1979

Kevork Malikyan

Maximillian Papandriousas Maximillian Papandrious

29 episodes29 eps • 1977–1979

Jamila Ranjhaas Jamila Ranjha

29 episodes29 eps • 1977–1979

Françoise Pascal

Danielle Favreas Danielle Favre

29 episodes29 eps • 1977–1979

Ali Nadimas Ali Nadim

29 episodes29 eps • 1977–1979

Chung Su-Leeas Chung Su-Lee

27 episodes27 eps • 1977–1979

Ingrid Svensonas Ingrid Svenson

21 episodes21 eps • 1978–1986

Sidas Sid

20 episodes20 eps • 1978–1979

Gladysas Gladys

20 episodes20 eps • 1978–1979

Harry Littlewood

Henshaweas Henshawe…

15 episodes15 eps • 1978–1986

Ritaas Rita

13 episodes13 eps • 1986

Jenny Lee Wright

Maria Papandriousas Maria Papandrious

13 episodes13 eps • 1986

Jeremy Brown is a put-upon language teacher who 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. —Rhino <rhino@blueyonder.co.uk>

sitcom british comedy immigrant regional stereotype language teaching 3 more

Trivia
This show was remade in India as "Zaban Sambhal ke" (Talk with Care). In this, the students from various parts of India learn Hindi under Pankaj Kapur.

Goofs
In the last episode of Series Three, 'What a Tangled Web', Sid the caretaker laments at length that 28 years ago he was married, despite having a whole previous episode ('How's Your Father' from Series Two) about Mr. Brown offering to pay for him to wed his partner after hearing Sid never married her.

Quotes
Jeremy Brown: Su-Lee, spell "Democracy"
Chung Su-Lee: C-H-I-N-A.
Jeremy Brown: And I suppose if I asked you to spell "Dictatorship", you would have spelt "England"?
Chung Su-Lee: Or "America"!

Crazy credits
The series title is drawn by an animated Mr Brown on a blackboard. The intertitles have him write "End of Part One" and "Part Two", and at the start of the closing credits he cleans up the blackboard signifying the end of a class.

Connections
Featured in Open Door: It Ain't Half Racist, Mum (1979)

Top review

A laugh a minute

I used to watch this as a 10 year old kid. Not even knowing what rasism was I thought this was the greatest show ever. I guess I could relate to the characters trying to learn something new. They were almost like children in that classroom which made it really easy for someone of my age to find it ammusing. It's a shame that in these times of politcal correctness that it'll never be shown on Australian TV again. I don't even think its on pay TV. I doubt it. So heres to one of the best TV shows of its time. A laugh a minute. Nothing more. Nothing less.

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Release date
- December 30, 1977 (United Kingdom)
Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Language
- English
Also known as
- Og'zingizga qarab gapiring
Production companies
- London Weekend Television (LWT)
- Tri Films
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Runtime
30 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1

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