Mind Your Language
Mind Your Language is a British sitcom that premiered on ITV in 1977. It was produced by London Weekend Television and directed by Stuart Allen. Three series were made by the London Weekend Television between 1977 and 1979 and briefly revived in 1985 (or 1986 in most ITV regions) with six of the original cast. The series shows people of different countries with different social background, religions, and languages existing in the same classroom, learning English as a foreign language. Summary. The show is set in an adult education college in London and focuses on the class  in English as a Foreign Language directed by Mr Jeremy Brown (Barry Evans), who teaches a group of enrolled foreigners. Production. Development. The series was commissioned by Michael Grade, Director of Programmes at London Weekend Television. The majority of recordings for the first three series took place on Tuesday evenings in Studio Two at the South Bank Television Centre. Using this series as an example, Sarita Malik, in "Representing Black Britain" (2002) wrote that "Blacks, Asians or 'race' were usually the butt of the joke", which "tended to hit a racist note, but always in a well-meaning, benevolent tone . She continued that never before had so many diverse races... been seen in the same television frame, but they had never clung so tightly to their popular crude national stereotypes." The series attracted about 18 million viewers. Grade cancelled the programme having considered the stereotyping offensive. "It was really irresponsible of us to put it out", he told Linda Agran at the Edinburgh Television Festival in 1985. International screenings. The series continues to be screened internationally, particularly in the countries represented in the series onscreen. The series was sold to Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia, Kenya, Nigeria , Ghana and Singapore. It was also one of the first British TV programmes shown in South Africa after the end of the boycott by the British Actors' Equity Association. It was also broadcast in Canada on CBC Television from 1978 until 1982. The series was screened by some minor or independent ABC TV stations in the United States during 1985. DVD releases. The series was released as a "Best of" four-disc box set on Region 2 DVD in 2003 (Cinema Club), and on Region 1 DVD in 2004 (Granada). However, these sets exclude the Series 1 episode "Kill Or  Cure", the Series 2 episode "Don't Forget the Driver", the Series 3 episode "Guilty or Not Guilty?" and all of Series 4. Another four-DVD box set, "The Complete LWT Series", released by Network in November 2007 contains all episodes of Series 1–3. International remakes. International television shows based on the premise of "Mind Your Language" include: