8.5/10105 votesLoading...#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...
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8.4/10158 votesLoading...#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.
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8.4/10115 votesLoading...#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.
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8.4/1073 votesLoading...#4 - Never say Die
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 1/4/1986
Mr Brown mistakenly believes that Miss Courtney is dying.
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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.
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8.2/10298 votesLoading...#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.
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8.2/10180 votesLoading...#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.
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8.1/10147 votesLoading...#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.
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8.1/10137 votesLoading...#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.
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8.1/10140 votesLoading...#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.
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8.1/10123 votesLoading...#11 - 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.
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8.1/10106 votesLoading...#12 - Just the Job
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/17/1979
Mr Brown receives an offer of a higher paid position at another school.
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8.1/1099 votesLoading...#13 - 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.
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8.0/10214 votesLoading...#14 - 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.
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8.0/10116 votesLoading...#15 - 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.
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8.0/10125 votesLoading...#16 - 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.
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8.0/10121 votesLoading...#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 ?
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7.9/10184 votesLoading...#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...
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7.9/10166 votesLoading...#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!
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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!
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7.8/10192 votesLoading...#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.
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7.8/10150 votesLoading...#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.
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7.8/10123 votesLoading...#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...
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7.8/1097 votesLoading...#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.
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7.7/10159 votesLoading...#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!
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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".