Mind Your Language

Dec 30, 1977

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.

Jan 06, 1978

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 13, 1978

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 20, 1978

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 27, 1978

Jamila is arrested for shoplifting a magazine due to her misunderstanding of the word 'free' in promotional material...

Feb 03, 1978

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 10, 1978

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 17, 1978

Celebrations as Ali and Su-Lee announce that they are to marry... but he already has a wife!

Feb 24, 1978

Poor Jeremy is sick with the flu, so his class decide to pay him a visit hoping to cheer him up.

Mar 03, 1978

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.

Mar 10, 1978

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.

Mar 17, 1978

Could it be that Sid the Janitor is Jeremy's father ?

Mar 24, 1978

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.

Oct 07, 1978

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

Oct 14, 1978

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.

Oct 21, 1978

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

Oct 28, 1978

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...

Nov 04, 1978

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

Nov 11, 1978

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

Nov 18, 1978

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

Nov 25, 1978

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

Oct 27, 1979

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.

Nov 03, 1979

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

Nov 10, 1979

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

Nov 17, 1979

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

Nov 24, 1979

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.

Dec 01, 1979

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

Dec 08, 1979

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

Dec 15, 1979

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

Jan 04, 1986

Mr Brown mistakenly believes that Miss Courtney is dying.

Jan 11, 1986

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

Jan 18, 1986

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

Jan 25, 1986

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

Feb 01, 1986

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

Feb 08, 1986

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

Feb 15, 1986

Giovanni's mother visits him at the school.

Feb 22, 1986

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

Mar 01, 1986

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

Mar 08, 1986

There is discontent when the students form their own union.

Mar 22, 1986

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

Apr 05, 1986

Mr Brown brings his neighbour's dog to class.

Apr 12, 1986

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.