Synopsis
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.
Episodes
1
The First LessonJeremy 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.25m2
An Inspector CallsAn inspector from the local education authority arrives at the school to observe the classes, but Mr Brown mistakes him for a new student.24m3
A Fate Worse Than DeathRanjeet 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.25m4
All Through the NightUpset 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.25m5
The Best Things in LifeJamila is arrested for shoplifting a magazine due to her misunderstanding of the word 'free' in promotional material...25m6
Come Back, All Is ForgivenIt 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.24m7
The Cheating GameIn 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!26m8
Better to Have Loved and LostCelebrations as Ali and Su-Lee announce that they are to marry... but he already has a wife!25m9
Kill or CurePoor Jeremy is sick with the flu, so his class decide to pay him a visit hoping to cheer him up.25m10
Hello SailorJuan 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.25m11
A Point of HonourMr 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.25m12
How's Your FatherCould it be that Sid the Janitor is Jeremy's father ?25m13
The ExaminationThe 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.25m
The First LessonJeremy 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.25m2An Inspector CallsAn inspector from the local education authority arrives at the school to observe the classes, but Mr Brown mistakes him for a new student.24m3A Fate Worse Than DeathRanjeet 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.25m4All Through the NightUpset 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.25m5The Best Things in LifeJamila is arrested for shoplifting a magazine due to her misunderstanding of the word 'free' in promotional material...25m6Come Back, All Is ForgivenIt 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.24m7The Cheating GameIn 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!26m8Better to Have Loved and LostCelebrations as Ali and Su-Lee announce that they are to marry... but he already has a wife!25m9Kill or CurePoor Jeremy is sick with the flu, so his class decide to pay him a visit hoping to cheer him up.25m10Hello SailorJuan 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.25m11A Point of HonourMr 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.25m12How's Your FatherCould it be that Sid the Janitor is Jeremy's father ?25m13The ExaminationThe 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.25mCast
