Mind Your Language

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.

An inspector from the local education authority arrives at the school to observe the classes, but Mr Brown mistakes him for a new student.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

Mr Brown mistakenly believes that Miss Courtney is dying.

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

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

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

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

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