Mind Your Language

Series 1

TV-14

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.

Where to Watch Mind Your Language • Series 1

13 Episodes

The First Lesson
E1
The First LessonJeremy 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.
An Inspector Calls
E2
An Inspector CallsAn inspector from the local education authority arrives at the school to observe the classes, but Mr Brown mistakes him for a new student.
A Fate Worse Than Death
E3
A Fate Worse Than DeathRanjeet 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.
All Through the Night
E4
All Through the NightUpset 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.
The Best Things in Life
E5
The Best Things in LifeAli thinks he has won the football pools. He says he has eight score draws. Jeremy looks at his ticket & sees his eight score draws are not on the same line, so he hasn't won anything.! Jeremy has the class role playing real life situations, e.g. going to the Doctor, or going to the post office to post a letter or opening a bank account. Miss Courtney interupts the class to tell Jeremy that he's needed at the police station. Jamilla's been arrested for shoplifting.! Jeremy and Ali arrive at the police station & Ali talks to Jamilla to find out what happened. It seems Jamilla misunderstood 'free trial' and took the goods & left the store. Jeremy insists that the Sergeant look at his drivers licence & a five pound note falls out as the officer looks at the licence. Jeremy assures the Sergeant he wasn't trying to bribe him & donates the 'fiver' to the police charity collection box. The Sergeant lets Jamilla go,realising the misunderstanding and Jamilla takes Jeremy & Ali ba
Come Back, All Is Forgiven
E6
Come Back, All Is ForgivenIt 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.
The Cheating Game
E7
The Cheating GameIn 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!
Better to Have Loved and Lost
E8
Better to Have Loved and LostCelebrations as Ali and Su-Lee announce that they are to marry... but he already has a wife!
Kill or Cure
E9
Kill or CurePoor Jeremy is sick with the flu, so his class decide to pay him a visit hoping to cheer him up.
Hello Sailor
E10
Hello SailorJuan 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.
A Point of Honour
E11
A Point of HonourMr 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.
How's Your Father
E12
How's Your FatherCould it be that Sid the Janitor is Jeremy's father ?
The Examination
E13
The ExaminationThe 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.