Mind Your Language (TV Series)

Repent at Leisure (1979)

Barry Evans: Jeremy Brown

Quotes 

• [about to begin the lesson, Mr. Brown discovers a caricature of Ali on the blackboard with a disparaging caption written in capital letters next to it] 

  Jeremy Brown : [asks class]  Who's responsible for this?

  [no answer from those present] 

  Jeremy Brown : Come along, I'm waiting.

  [still no answer] 

  Jeremy Brown : Right if the person responsible doesn't own up, you will all stay behind and have extra homework.

  [all of the class quickly points, saying it was Ranjeet] 

  Jeremy Brown : Well I suggest you come out here Ranjeet and rub it off before Ali comes in and sees it.

  Ali Nadim : [enters classroom]  Before Ali comes in and sees what?

  Jeremy Brown : [stammering and trying to cover the blackboard]  Uh... nothing Ali.

  Ali Nadim : You are hiding something from me.

  [Mr. Brown shakes his head] 

  Ali Nadim : Yes please I can see my name on blackboard.

  Jeremy Brown : We were just about to rub it off.

  Ali Nadim : [sees the drawing and is shocked]  Oh, blimey! I can be reporting you to the Monastery of Education!

  Jeremy Brown : [correcting him]  Ministry.

  Ali Nadim : That also! I'm being surprised at you!

  Jeremy Brown : Me?

  Ali Nadim : [pointing to the blackboard]  Writing naughty things like that!

  Jeremy Brown : I didn't write it.

  Ali Nadim : [thinking Mr. Brown drew the picture as a practical joke]  But you are standing with chalky in hand.

  Jeremy Brown : [about the chalk in his hand]  This is just circumstantial.

  Ali Nadim : Oh no, that is most definitely chalky.

  Jeremy Brown : [referring to the drawing]  This was already written before I arrived.

  Ali Nadim : [believing Mr. Brown may be right after all]  Oh ho! then I am knowing who is writing it.

  [pointing to Ranjeet] 

  Ali Nadim : It is monkey-face!

  [Ranjeet angrily gets out of his seat, ready to fight with Ali. Giovanni restrains him] 

• Ranjeet Singh : Yesterday Ali's calling me a monkey face.

  Maximillian Papandrious : He shouldn't call you monkey face.

  Ranjeet Singh : Thank you, Max.

  Maximillian Papandrious : It's not your fault you look like that.

  Giovanni Cupello : Did I miss something funny?

  Jeremy Brown : No, professore, he's still here.

  Ranjeet Singh : You are liking flowers?

  Jeremy Brown : Scusi?

  Ranjeet Singh : You are liking flowers? Answer yes or no.

  Jeremy Brown : Sure, I like-a the flowers.

  Ranjeet Singh : Good. I'm sending some to your funeral!