Description in a line: Comedy you would know by heart.
When did I see this? I was eleven years old when I first saw this series, in the days when it was available on Video Cassettes for rent to be seen on a VCR. Hilarious.
I had seen it at least five times till I was eighteen or so. Then occasionally I used to see the clips on social media and had a short laugh.
Where is it? Now the entire series is available on OTT (Sony Liv in India)
And when I did see it, boy o boy, did I remember each dialogue by heart or what?
Introduction
For those who don't know this series yet, let me give a brief introduction. This show is based in London in the 1980s. The settings involve an Evening School, of which Miss (not Mrs, she hates being called Mrs😀) Courtney, is the principal. The show involves the English class for Foreigners. Mr Brown, the young class teacher teaches ten students in Season 1 and twelve in Season 2. The students do the best to learn English from the teacher, but have a tough time at it as they do it: English being a complicated language as it is. What follows is a hilarious series of episodes as Mr Brown tries to imbibe the principles of English in them.
Characters
Miss Courtney: The principal, a spinster, staunch feminist, zero diplomacy and a strict ol' lady.
Mr Brown. The young energetic, patient, English teacher who is revered by all the students. He has an amazing knack of falling into trouble with Miss Courtney.
Mr Ranjeet, a Sikh man working at the London Underground, with utmost respect in his language and amazing hatred for Pakistanis
Mr Ali Nadeem, a Pakistani salesman, good at heart, but hates Sikhs!
Miss Danielle, a French national, the beauty of the class, who flirts away with all the men, especially with Mr Brown.
Miss Su Lee, a Chinese national, who will at a drop of the hat criticise capitalist ideologies and preach Chairman Mao's teachings in Communism.
Miss Jamila, an Indian, who knows almost zero English, but picks up slowly but steadily. Her cliche is that she is always seen knitting a sweater
Miss Anna, a strict German house maid, who is always shown to be stern and strict; equally hated and loved by the same people.
Mr Maximilliano, a Greek sailor, who always prefixes all words with a vowel with a 'H', Hokay?
Mr Giovanni, an Italian Chef, who loves women, especially Danielle! His characteristic are the words Okee Kokee! (I admit I use it a lot myself thanks to Giovanni)
Mr Juan Cervantez, a Spanish national, who knows almost no English in Season one and always begs for pardon, Por Favor!
Mr Taro, an ardent Japanese photographer, who always roams around with a camera and bows before every time he starts a conversation
Mr Sidney, the deaf Janitor, who specialises in the Cockney dialect
Mrs Gladys, the canteen lady, who always has a smile on her face.
The later seasons sees a beautiful Swede, Ingrid and a Hungarian, Zoltan, who only add to the hilarious confusion.
Plot: Every episode has its own little hilarious plot, so sit back and laugh and laugh.
Who is the best actor? Everyone! That makes this show an absolute success!
My favourite episode. I like almost all of them, but my favourites include the ones in which the class gets locked in the weekend, and one in which a Russian sailor joins them for a bit.
Would I like to see it again? But of course!!
Ratings
Acting *****
Humor *****
Suspense *
Music ****
Value for time *****
In short: A must see!
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