Mind Your Language

[Vulcann]

The actor, Barry Evans, who portraiyed as Jeremy Brown, the English teacher, passed away in 1997.

 

What about the rest of the cast?

[Vulcann]

Wokies thanks...

 

The name of the Italian student is Giovanni. I love it when Ali and Ranjeet fights..

 

In real life there is also much bickering between their countries Pakistan & India till this date..

[Ez_rider]

It was one of my favourite shows

[Yattokame]

allo allo is another of my favourites :)

 

 

[Maxus-MIFA9]

What about the rest of the cast?

Why no one talks about the perfect English speaking principal and the Irish sweeper who always drunk.........

[Urbanfade]

Definitely 1 of the best comedies..

Dun forget the lady who handles the pub where they always hang out.

[Vroomtattat]

Definitely 1 of the best comedies..

Dun forget the lady who handles the pub where they always hang out.

 

Gladys . . . heh hee.

[Vroomtattat]

Why no one talks about the perfect English speaking principal and the Irish sweeper who always drunk.........

 

Sydney . . . in one episode, Mr Brown mistaken him for his father . . . heh hee . .

[Little_prince]

Ali from Pakistan . . . but in real life he already died a long time ago in 1984.

 

My fav is Danielle Woot!

 

 

Giovanni Capello, portrayed by George Camiller, is an Italian cook, the class's loudest student and de-facto class monitor. He is best friends with Max, who becomes his flatmate. Giovanni's main English problem is understanding metaphors and large words, though he often answers wrongly on purpose to amuse the class. When shocked or surprised, he often remarks "Santa Maria" or "Holy Ravioli", and also often says "okey-kokey" instead of "OK".

 

Anna Schmidt, portrayed by Jacki Harding, is a stereotypical 1970s German and an au pair. In her introduction, she refers to "German efficiency", and accordingly Anna is a hardworking student, occasionally asking legitimate questions and as the series progresses, answering Mr. Brown's questions correctly. Her main problem is mixing "V"s and "W"s. She also punctuates her sentences with German words. She is also shown with exceptional physical strength and she is never reluctant to show it, often punching fellow students if they try to flirt with her.

 

Chung Su-Lee, portrayed by Pik-Sen Lim (Season 1 - 3), is a secretary at the Chinese Embassy. She is never seen without her little red book of Mao, which she often quotes from. She constantly mixes up her "R"s and "L"s. Early in the series, she had a fierce ideological rivalry with Taro, her Japanese classmate, but later on the series, he often springs to defend her when a character insults her or China.

 

Tarō Nagazumi, portrayed by Robert Lee (Season 1 - 3) is a Japanese electronics representative. He has a reasonable command of English, but has a habit of adding "-o" to every word he says. Early in the series he is at odds with Su-Lee due to Japan and China's own political differences in the 1970s, but becomes a close friend of hers later on. He is never seen without his camera.

 

Jamila Ranjha, portrayed by Jamila Massey (Season 1 - 3), is an Indian housewife from Simla. When she first joins the class she can barely speak English, and needs Ali to translate her Hindi-Urdu, but by series 3, she has become one of the better English speakers. She often calls Mr. Brown "Masterjee",and her catchphrase early in the series is "gud havening". During class, she is mostly found knitting. She is probably a Christian, since she wears a cross, but in one of the episodes when everybody is arguing about the true faith, she shouts "Buddha".

 

Maximillian Andrea Archimedes Papandrious, portrayed by Kevork Malikyan (Season 1 - 3), is a Greek shipping office worker from Athens, and is often paired with Giovanni. He is attracted to Danielle but as the show progresses the three became a gang of sorts. Max tends to misunderstand metaphors and large words. He also has a heavy accent, which causes him to add "H" to almost every word he says. Later, he shares his flat with Giovanni.He addresses Mr.Brown as Boss

 

Juan Cervantes, portrayed by Ricardo Montez, is a Spanish bartender with an optimistic streak. Juan is always laughing at himself, confident of his answers even when they are completely wrong. Early in the series Juan speaks almost no English, and answers everything with "por favor" (please), necessitating Giovanni to translate some key terms for him. Juan's English improves as the series went on, but he remained one of the worst speakers, often speaking a mix of English and Spanish. He cares a great deal for Mr. Brown, whom he considers almost family. However, he constantly has disputes with Mr. Brown as they do not always see eye to eye.

 

Ranjeet Singh, portrayed by Albert Moses, is a London Underground worker from Punjab in India and a very devoted Sikh. He constantly argues with Ali, who is a Pakistani Muslim. He tends to mix up his general knowledge, and upon being corrected he always puts his hands together for "a thousand apologies". He is also at occasions shown to get very notorious after getting drunk.

 

Danielle Favre , portrayed by Fran

[Vulcann]

Why no one talks about the perfect English speaking principal and the Irish sweeper who always drunk.........

 

You mean Miss Cockney?

 

Ya her seriousness always in sharp contrast to Mr. Brown's helplessness and his students' whackiness...

 

and the grumpy cleaner? haha this guy also contribute some fun to the lot.

[Ichibawa]

allo allo is another of my favourites :)

 

"You stupid women...."

[Dwee]

One of my favourite childhood show. Used to watch together with my Dad. Missed those days.

 

[Knht]

One of my favourite childhood show. Used to watch together with my Dad. Missed those days.

 

ya, those british comedy series in the 70s and 80s are real classic. I have a few collection series, just have to keep them for my kids :)