Storyline

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, his lessons do not always go as planned.

First Aired

1977-12-30
Last Aired

1986-04-12
Creator

Vince Powell
Genre

Comedy
Seasons

4
Episodes

42
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

ITV1

Keywords:

ethnic stereotype teacher sitcom workplace comedy

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1. The First Lesson

Jeremy Brown starts his new job as a teacher of English as a foreign language and meets his students f...More

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.Less

25mins 1977-12-30

2. An Inspector Calls

An inspector from the local education authority arrives at the school to observe the classes, but Mr B...More

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

24mins 1978-01-06

3. A Fate Worse Than Death

Ranjeet asks Mr Brown and the rest of the class to help him escape an arranged marriage with Surinder,...More

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.Less

25mins 1978-01-13

4. All Through the Night

Upset that his students’ English is not improving, especially in the presence of Miss Courtney who lea...More

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.Less

25mins 1978-01-20

5. The Best Things in Life

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

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

25mins 1978-01-27

6. Come Back, All is Forgiven

It is Mr Brown’s birthday, and everyone in the class has brought him a present - but it is not all hap...More

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.Less

24mins 1978-02-03

7. The Cheating Game

In order to see how prepared they are for their upcoming exam, the students prepare to take a mock exa...More

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!Less

26mins 1978-02-10

8. Better to Have Loved and Lost

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

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

25mins 1978-02-17

9. Kill or Cure

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

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

25mins 1978-02-24

10. Hello Sailor

Juan brings his Russian sailor friend Boris to class, explaining that he wants to defect and stay in E...More

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.Less

25mins 1978-03-03

11. A Point of Honour

Mr Brown finds himself in a lot of trouble when Danielle tells Mr Jarvis, a pestering woodwork teacher...More

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.Less

25mins 1978-03-10

12. How's Your Father

Could it be that Sid the Janitor is Jeremy's father ?

Could it be that Sid the Janitor is Jeremy's father ?Less

25mins 1978-03-17

13. The Examination

The students prepare to take their Lower Cambridge Certificate exam at the end of the first term. Mean...More

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.Less