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Mind Your Language

  • TV Series
  • 1977–1986
  • TV-14
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
8.7/10
10K
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Barry Evans in Mind Your Language (1977)
SitcomComedy

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
  • Stars
    • Barry Evans
    • George Camiller
    • Jacki Harding
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.7/10
    10K
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Vince Powell
    • Stars
      • Barry Evans
      • George Camiller
      • Jacki Harding
    • 66User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Barry Evans
    Barry Evans
    • Jeremy Brown
    • 1977–1986
    George Camiller
    George Camiller
    • Giovanni Capello…
    • 1977–1986
    Jacki Harding
    • Anna Schmidt
    • 1977–1986
    Zara Nutley
    Zara Nutley
    • Miss Courtney
    • 1977–1986
    Ricardo Montez
    Ricardo Montez
    • Juan Cervantes
    • 1977–1986
    Albert Moses
    Albert Moses
    • Ranjeet Singh
    • 1977–1986
    Robert Lee
    Robert Lee
    • Taro Nagazumi
    • 1977–1979
    Kevork Malikyan
    Kevork Malikyan
    • Maximillian Papandrious
    • 1977–1979
    Jamila Massey
    Jamila Massey
    • Jamila Ranjha
    • 1977–1979
    Françoise Pascal
    Françoise Pascal
    • Danielle Favre
    • 1977–1979
    Dino Shafeek
    Dino Shafeek
    • Ali Nadim
    • 1977–1979
    Pik Sen Lim
    Pik Sen Lim
    • Chung Su-Lee
    • 1977–1979
    Anna Bergman
    Anna Bergman
    • Ingrid Svenson
    • 1978–1986
    Tommy Godfrey
    • Sid
    • 1978–1979
    Iris Sadler
    • Gladys
    • 1978–1979
    Harry Littlewood
    Harry Littlewood
    • Henshawe…
    • 1978–1986
    Jenny Lee Wright
    Jenny Lee Wright
    • Maria Papandrious
    • 1986
    Vincent Wong
    • Fu Wong Chang
    • 1986
    • Creator
      • Vince Powell
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    apailate

    Best comedy of the 70's

    I use to watch this programme as a kid, it was hilarious. I'll never forget the catchy tune music too. I wish they'd repeat again here in New Zealand. But knowing my luck, the political correctness of TV these days won't show it. Even though they show some vile programmes full of nakedness and profanity, it's hypocritical.
    solo-11

    It just gets funnier

    Never a dull moment. The international students are hilarious in the way they express themselves in English! I am not a native English speaker, so I can identify with some of their difficulties.

    Some racist jokes occasionally, but besides being funny, they make one realise how hostile a few English-speakers can be toward foreigners who are trying hard to master the language.
    10paulbirney

    Brilliant comedy!

    I agree with "suavebloke", Hong Kong. In my opinion, this is not a racist series. I am enjoying the re-runs on Sky Satellite at the moment & it's a funny as ever. The late Barry Evans is excellent in the role of the teacher. I wonder what ever happened to the extremely attractive Francoise Pascal, who played the French student?
    sandmanpanelvan

    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.
    hafizia

    the best all-in-one comedy!

    This has to be the best comedy ever created on earth. It features everything descriptive of the world. Of the people that make it, of their relations with each other, and of their diversity, with English as their main component for unity. I remember having good laughs with this series when it was re-run on Malaysia's RTM Channel 2 for the umpteenth time between 1993-1994. It was also the programme that made me love the English language even more. No other comedy seem to catch the wit this one had.

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    • Trivia
      Fun Fact: Almost every actor/ actress from the 'foreigners' cast did not belong to the same race/ nationality of the character he/ she was playing. 1) The actor of the Italian character 'Giovanni' is British. 2) The actor of the Greek character 'Max' is British-Armenian. 3) The actor of the Spanish character 'Juan' was British-Jewish. 4) The actor of the German character 'Anna' is British. 5) The actor of the Japanese character 'Taro' was Chinese. 6) The actress of the Chinese character 'Su-Lee' is Malaysian. 7) The actress of the French character 'Danielle' is British. 8) The actor of the Pakistani character 'Ali' was Bangladeshi. 9) The actor of the Sikh (Indian) character was Srilankan. The only two 'foreigner' actresses who got a character of the same nationality were Jamila (Indian) and Ingrid (Swedish). However, the actress of 'Jamila' (also named 'Jamila' in real life) is Indian by birth, but a British citizen. The actress playing the Chinese character, Pik-Sen Lim, was born in Malaysia to Chinese parents.
    • 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)

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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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