Mind Your Language

E1. 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.

★ 10.0

E2. 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.

E3. 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.

E4. 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.

E5. The Best Things in Life

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

E6. 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.