8.2/10300 votes#1 - 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
8.0/10215 votes#2 - 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
7.5/10200 votes#3 - A Fate Worse Than Death
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/13/1978
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10193 votes#4 - 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
7.9/10185 votes#5 - 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
8.2/10181 votes#6 - 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
7.9/10168 votes#7 - 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
7.7/10161 votes#8 - 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
8.4/10160 votes#9 - 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
7.5/10155 votes#10 - Hello Sailor
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/3/1978
Juan brings his Russian sailor friend Boris to class, explaining that he wants to defect and stay in England, having fallen love with a girl he just met.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10152 votes#11 - 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
7.5/10132 votes#12 - How's Your Father
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/17/1978
Could it be that Sid the Janitor is Jeremy's father ?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10148 votes#13 - 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
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The Best Episodes of Mind Your Language Season 1
Every episode of Mind Your Language Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Mind Your Language Season 1!
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
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The First Lesson" is the best rated episode of "Mind Your Language" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 300 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/30/1977. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "An Inspector Calls".