![]() ![]() Thus was the cast of characters for the first season, starting from the end of December 1977. Japanese Taro Nagazumi (Robert Lee), never without his camera, and at occasional odds with Su-Lee over their countries' respective differences. Chinese Chung Su-Lee (Pik-Sen Lim), secretary at their Embassy, and vocalist of the thoughts of Chairman Mao. Also from India is Jamila Ranjha (Jamila Massey), the perpetually knitting and barely English-speaking housewife. Indian Ranjeet Singh (Albert Moses), a devout, turban-wearing Sikh of the Punjab region. Pakistani Ali Nadim (Dino Shafeek), overly polite but linguistically challenged Muslim, often at loggerheads with. Papandrios (Kevork Malikyan), often paired with Giovanni, forming a comedic brotherly double-act Spanish Jaun Cervantes (Ricardo Montez), happy-go-lucky bartender whose catchphrase is 'Por Favor?' (please?) when he doesn't understand. Italian Giovanni Cupello (George Camiller), tall, dark, handsome, and impromptu 'leader' of the foreign students' sometimes bizarre escapades. German Anna Schmidt (Jacki Harding), another au pair but of the stern, efficient type. French Danielle Favre (or Faure in the strip) played by Francoise Pascal, curvy dark-haired au pair and object of most of the male students' lust. New probationary teacher Jeremy Brown (the late Barry Evans), under the watchful eye of strict matronly Miss Courtney (Zara Nutley), takes on the class of mixed race students, each seemingly crafted from the Ladybird Book of Foreign Culture: However, the series has a quite wide international following, showing that other countries got the joke - and point of the series - where some humourless English PC types obviously did not! Set in a adult education language class for foreigners to learn English, it proved immensely popular at the time, even though modern political correctness frowns on its - admittedly - basic racial stereotyping. Mind Your Language was the creation of veteran comedy writer Vince Powell, who had been responsible for such successes as 'Nearest And Dearest' and 'Love Thy Neighbour', as well writing for dramatic series like "Coronation Street' and 'Adam Adamant Lives!'. ![]()
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