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The Best Episodes of Mind Your Language

Every episode of Mind Your Language ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Mind Your Language!

Jeremy Brown, a language teacher, tries to make a living by teaching English to immigrants. With pupils from India, France, China, and many other countries,...
Genre:Comedy
Network:ITV1

Best Episodes Summary

"What a Tangled Web" is the best rated episode of "Mind Your Language". It scored 8.5/10 based on 105 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/15/1979. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Kill or Cure".

  • What a Tangled Web
    8.5/10105 votes
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    #1 - What a Tangled Web

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 12/15/1979

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Kill or Cure
    8.4/10158 votes
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    #2 - Kill or Cure

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 2/24/1978

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • No Flowers by Request
    8.4/10115 votes
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    #3 - No Flowers by Request

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 11/10/1979

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Never say Die
    8.4/1073 votes
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    #4 - Never say Die

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 1/4/1986

    Mr Brown mistakenly believes that Miss Courtney is dying.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Too Many Crooks
    8.4/1024 votes
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    #5 - Too Many Crooks

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 1/11/1986

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The First Lesson
    8.2/10300 votes
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    #6 - The First Lesson

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 12/30/1977

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Come Back, All is Forgiven
    8.2/10180 votes
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    #7 - Come Back, All is Forgiven

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/3/1978

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Examination
    8.1/10147 votes
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    #8 - The Examination

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/24/1978

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • All Present if not Correct
    8.1/10137 votes
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    #9 - All Present if not Correct

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/1978

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Queen for a Day
    8.1/10140 votes
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    #10 - Queen for a Day

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/1978

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Hard Day's Night
    8.1/10126 votes
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    #11 - A Hard Day's Night

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/1978

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • I Belong to Glasgow
    8.1/10123 votes
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    #12 - I Belong to Glasgow

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/27/1979

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Just the Job
    8.1/10106 votes
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    #13 - Just the Job

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/17/1979

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Repent at Leisure
    8.1/10100 votes
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    #14 - Repent at Leisure

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 12/1/1979

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • An Inspector Calls
    8.0/10215 votes
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    #15 - An Inspector Calls

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/6/1978

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Don't Forget the Driver
    8.0/10117 votes
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    #16 - Don't Forget the Driver

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/1978

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • After Three
    8.0/10122 votes
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    #17 - After Three

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/1978

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Best Things in Life
    7.9/10184 votes
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    #18 - The Best Things in Life

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/27/1978

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Cheating Game
    7.9/10167 votes
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    #19 - The Cheating Game

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/10/1978

    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!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Easy Come Easy Go
    7.9/1018 votes
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    #20 - Easy Come Easy Go

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 1/18/1986

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • All Through the Night
    7.8/10193 votes
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    #21 - All Through the Night

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/20/1978

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Point of Honour
    7.8/10151 votes
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    #22 - A Point of Honour

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/10/1978

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Many Happy Returns
    7.8/10123 votes
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    #23 - Many Happy Returns

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/1978

    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...

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The School Fete
    7.8/1097 votes
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    #24 - The School Fete

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 12/8/1979

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Better to Have Loved and Lost
    7.7/10160 votes
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    #25 - Better to Have Loved and Lost

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/17/1978

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A