Mind Your Language (1977–1986): Season 2, Episode 6 - A Hard Day's Night - full transcript

Taro and Su Lee if you wish to
argue at least argue in English

Asso

Comunism making people slavery

You are typical stupid capitalist
you and other imperial agresses

you will be overgrown
when revolution comes.

- Making people slavery
- You are a stupid capitalist

Come on, Taro and Su Lee
it is time you both learn

to live together in peaceful coexistence

China always prepared to live peacefully

Well let's start peace in
classroom, shall we?

We In future no more ideological arguments



Are you welling to make truce taro

Yes

I apologize

Bonsoir

Hey what is happening?

Taro and Su Lee have decided
to live together in harmony

Is that like you begin sin?

No Danielle we are making truco

A trousseau you are getting
married When is the happy day

Not trousseau, truco

Taro and sully have decided to
have no more political arguments

Oh d'accord

Meanwhile tell me Danielle did you

do anything exciting over the weekend



- No, did you?
- No

What a pity

You were alone not being excited,
I was alone not being excited

Together we could have
both been very excited

Yes sure we could

Good evening Mr. Brown

O Ali what have you been doing
with yourself over the weekend

Oh blame me Saturday I went to the palace

of Buckingham to see her majesty the queen,

but she was not in

Then I am going to Drowning Street to
see the Prime Minister Mr. Callagas

- Callahan
- Yes please he was also not in

Then I am going to see the Nurcils boom

I hope he was in

- Oh no I did not see him either
- Come on sit down

- Buenas noches
- ah Juan

- s? se?or
- a got a bone to speak with you

- chicken bone
- no a bone of contention

I've never had that before.

Last week asked you to write how a verb

is word that denote an
accent state 20 times

I write it hombre, look, here it is

a verb is a word that denote
an accent of state twenty times

yea, you are right

I sometimes wonder if you are
as quiet as stupid as you look

- Por favor
- Never mind

Good evening Good night

- No good night, good evening
- Good evening she teaches me plenty much

Did you have a nice weekend Anna

- Yeah, I enjoyed myself with the fairies

- Fairy? It is part of your garden

- No it is on the rivers thems
- Oh Fairies

- Yes fairies
- Good evening

Good evening master

Went shopping randgi We
have been in the funny park

I am wining gift on the shooting
rifles for only twenty p.

You must be hitting the bulls eye

Oh no I hit the honor man And
they gave me prizes to go away

And there we had ice cream and
doughnut and lemonade, and hotty dogs

- Then we went up and down on the top

- Ho I wonder if you are not violently sick

- We were
- Twice
- Each

While i'm walking the
register to Miss Cortny,

would you turn to the
page twenty seven please,

yes sentence construction again

- Enter
- I brought your tea

- Thank you
- Are you alright

Would you like two tickets for
the lady circus supper dance

Oh I wouldn't mind I like dancing

- 5 dollars each
- No, sorry

Yeah as member I am
suppose to sell six tickets

Oh I am sure you will get red of them

- Not a that price - It is far
too expensive for a supper dance

Well, I suppose they're
put on a good spread

Oh yeh last year I managed
to get two soft rose

Who else do you know fool enough to

buy sausage roses for 2 past 50 a time

Ah, Mr. Brown come in we
just talking about you

- Everything in ok gladys
- Yes alright Miss Cortny

Good luck

- What does she mean with good luck

- Nothing too, now Mr. Brown do sit down

- I just walked the register book
- Well thank you very much,

- but there is no need
to rush away Sit down

- Yeah but my students will be waiting

I am sure they won't miss
you for a few momments

Would care joining me for a cup of tea

- Yes thank you
- gladys and I were just talking about you,

We were saying how lonely your life
must be I told her you live alone,

With nothing to do in evening I mean
for example what do you do after class

- Well nothing particular
- Good

- Would you like to go to dance
- Oh yeah

With you?

I am afraid not Mr. Brown But don't
be disappointed I shall be there

But I already have my own escort

Now the ladies circuses are
holding their anual supper dance

I happen to have two spare tickets

And of course I have immediately
thought of you You do dance

- Well a little but I am no jean kelly
- That's splendid, that settled

- Thank you it is very good to
think about me - Not at all dear boy

- Just give me the money later
- Yes all right, money

For the tickets, five pounds each

Five... You didn't say
tomorrow night did you

- Yes
- Oh dear what a pity

- What pity Mr Brown I have to go
to the laundry To wash my shirt

- How unfortunate - any other
night but tomorrow wouldn't be fine

But of course you do not
have to go to the laundry

- Oh yes I do I do
- What you mean we better forget about it

Yes

I am not the sort of person
to make a pressure on anyone

Oh no am sure you are not

Neither forcing anyone to do
anything they don't want to

Very true

By the way, as we are having lunch next
week with the Area Education Officer

I expect you want to get on

Really

The right work could
lead to a full time job

- Oh that would be marvellous
- Yes, pity about the tickets

- ten pounds you said
- You changed your mind

How nice

Sorry, right now pay attention tonight,
we are going to play a little game

Prontruth

- Not a card game max

- Yeah I know good game, Postman snookers

Not this sort of game either Giovanni

This is a verbal exercise
help you to improve

your English And test your imagination

Blame me Ranjeet is not having a chance

What you are going to do is to
try to tell a continuing story

Lets say we could for example
start with once upon a time

There was a man called Arthur
and he was a bus driver

the next person will add something
more about Arthur, and so on

soon we are going to start
it, we start with you juan

I don't know this man Arthur

Arthur is fictitious,

But you say he is a bus driver

- It is a make believe, I make him up
- Imaginario

I want you to make up the story
using all your imagination

I understand, once upon a times,
there was a man called nickelus

- It is not quite right
- No

Once upon a time,
there was a woman called nickleus

It is pronounced Nicholas,

It's alright, once upon a time
there was a man called Nicholas

- He was a poster man
- Postman

- No no no
- Poster man

Juan a man who delivers
letters is called a postman

A man who sticks poster
is called poster man

Ah bill sticker

No no, his name Nicholas

- Fine, fine juan
- Alright

Right your turn Ingred tell us more about
Nicholas Who is sticking up posters,

One man he is on the ladder look the widow

- What is the widow doing up his the ladder

- When he opened the door he sees 4 widows

One down the widow and the fridge widow,

- You mean windows
- Oh sorry the man is a husband

Good, good right Your turn Hauter

- Please continue the story
- Bulchana

We are making of a story, Understand story

Story

Oh I know very good story About
Aladdin and his wonder limpe

- This is another story about Nicholas
- Ah merry Christmas,

- What
- Santa Nicholas comes every year

Oh yes this is another Nicholas, not the

same Nickolas and he is on the ladder

Ladder yes

That's when he sees trough
the windows a burglar, rubber

Use your imagination,
and tell us what happens next

He sends for ambulance

- Why does he send for an ambulance
- He falls of ladder

- Good imagination no,
- Yes

Thank you, all right anna let see
what you can do with this story

The burglar see the ambulance
thinks it is the police

So he climbed back out of the window,
up the fire scale onto the roofs

Very Good Max carry on

There is no way out He cant go
up, he cant go down

The only way he can go is across
It is a big across, so he get ready

He runs he jumps, And he misses it

But it is going to be a very short
story Ah no now it is my turn

He doesn't kill him self because he jumps on two
big lorry full of how do you say the cut grass

- The cut grass
- Hey

You are not hearing very well

You are not understanding very
well The cut grass is called hay

No Hoow, Hay

- So the hay is saving his life
- Good well done Danielle

Right giovani your turn

Not the cuppers are coming The
burglar panics then he sees a church

So he goes and nockers on the door A
priest he hears this knockering so he come

along and open the door

The burglar he saying father
I am in a big trouble,

So the priest say come in to the church
my son And I will give you sanctuary

Ok says the burglar and the sanctuery much

Good genius, carry on randgi
Meanwhile the man on his ladder,

he is telling the police

That he is not a poster sticker upper

man But a secret agent, and the burglar man

is being a Russian spy

Oh that is end up with good imagination

- Taro
- Asso

Russian spy knocko priesto on
heado, and chango clotho to escapo

The plot thickens right Jamilah

But the priest is been recovered
and crawl to ring the church bell

Russian finally see him
and tong shout at him

As priest is falling he is
pull the bell rope Ting tong

Very good Ali

Yes please.

The agent is thinking

hello, hello that is very
strange hearing bells

When it's not church-going time.

So he's going into the church

and finding the Russian spy up the belfry

Come down with your hands stuck
up, you are caught,

you dirty Russian rat,

Oh good, well sully I don't suppose
that you can add too much to all of that

Oh yes I can

Very dignit Russian agent master
of karate overpowers British agent

Run outside where helicopter
waiting to take him to safety,

flies of the running glass

very good, it is not exactly the story
of MacLean but well done everyone

excuse me Mr. Brown the party
suit for tonight, is black tie

- oh dear what a pity
- yes Mr. Brown

- oh never mind
- Good

- you are dancing going
- Yes

- with Miss Cortny
- no. No she sold me the tickets

you have more then one ticket

- two
- then you must some one else take

yes, it seems a very logical assumption

I like very much dancing

And me like dancing

I would love to be with you on the floor

I am no can dance but I am very
happy if you can teach me master

What about you sully

Aren't you eligible for
the other ticket too

Not me, western dancing
decadent art form not worthy of

consideration by Chinese Republic

Yeah now it depend on
Anna Danielle and Ingrid

Excuse please why not taking me?

I can't dance with you Ali

On no I am thinking you could
be picking a couple of nice

Pieces of skirt, it is a good chance

Well Ali I think it is the lady
circle, I think the tickets are sold

It is a narrow place it cant be further

But, Not to me, because I like
to dance in the old fashion way

And blenda winto my blackoto

Oh blame me

How can we see a black
bottom when she is white

It is a dance Ali

Jelly good

How about you anna do you
wanna go to the old time

Germans are good in everything but
especially In military two step

Oh please take me to dance

He much prefer to take me

Do not you Mr. Brown

Mr. Brown must decide for himself

There is nothing to decide Anna

Actually I think you should
decide amongst yourselves

Other wise it might result
as I am guilty in favoritism

Now it is almost tea time,
so I suggest you go up to the cantina

And decide amongst yourself
which one of you girls is coming

To the party with me tomorrow

All right

Hey are not you going up for coffee

No I cant

Ahh

Just a minute gladys

Yes

How is your old time gladys

Oh you mean my old man, he is shocking

No, old time dancing

Oh so she let you buy a ticket then

Black mail more be the right word

Are you good in the old time

I should say so,
I was noted for the Mallita

Really, in that case you
are just the woman I need

Oh that is nice Yeah I am
afraid my past sound not quite

what it should be

Well I might not no the technical
words, but I can show you the steps,

now

yes you got to be alright
tomorrow night don't you

well look, you owe my hand, and I LA.
La. La ready

- yes
- 0go to the left

la la la la

back lalallallala

to this way

back

lalalallal right

sorry Miss Cortny,
we were practicing the Mallita

well I think you should
find out how you do it

- I'll have another cup of tea
- Certainly Miss Cortney

- Who're you taking to the dance?
- I haven't exactly decided yet

- I don't believe it
- It's true, he's taking me to the dance

He just asked me

Right to your place

Let's ask Mr. Brown

Perhaps he has a mother complex

- what are you talking about
- Your choice of partner to the dance

Well, I haven't chosen
a partner for the dance

We did, Anna is the winner

Untill Gladys told us that you've asked her

- I haven't asked Galdys
- That's what she's telling everybody

Rediculous, there's obviously
some missunderstanding

And I'm definitely taking you
to the dance tomorrow tonight

Don't worry, I'll sort it out with
Gladys, i'll have a word with her

Gladys, just the person I want

yes Mr. Brown?

It's about the dance tomorrow night

I know what are you going to say

- You do?
- Yes, not to worry, he wont mind

- Who won't mind?
- My old man, he's not a big jealous

I've got something to say to you

Yes, and I've got something to say to you

I'll come streight to the point

This is the most wonderfull
thing that's happened to me

In 40 years and I shall never forget
tomorrow night as long as I live

I'm sorry what were you saying?

Nothing, it doesn't matter

So your're takig Gladys then?

I don't know what I'm doing.
It's hard to tell her, at the moment

I'm taking Gladys and anna

Ahh Mr. Brown have you
decided yet who're you

taking to the dance tomorrow night?

- Not exactly
- That's good

Because Dr Wilson just telephoned
and he's unable to come

I'm sorry, I don't undestand

He was supposed to be my
partner, now you have the honour

Congratulations my son,
you've just got your hat trick

Blime! Lilian guish

- You like sid?
- Very seductive

I borrowed it from Danielle

- Good evening Sydney
- How do you do?

Do get up

When Mr. Brow arrives, I wish to see him

I'll tell him

You look like A dogs Dinner

They're all in.
The three of them, they arrived

I would like to be in your
shoes when they find out

With a bit of luck they won't find out

- What's all this?
- You'll see

Enter

- Mr. Brown whatever have you done?

- Nothing, a slight
accident, compound fracture

You cant possibly go
to the dance like that?

I couldn't let you down, no, I insist

Consider it

- Well if you feel like that
- Most certainely I do

That's very kind of you

- She didn't fall for it, did she?
- Absolutely

Mr. Brown

- Compond fracture, I think you said
- yes

It seems like a movable fracture to me

Pardon?

A moment ago it was in the other leg

How do... whats the matter?

Why are you dressed like that Mrs. Schmidt?

- Mr. Brown is taking me to the dance

- No, He's not, He's taking me

Mr. Brown?

Calm down everybody,
there's a perfect simple solution

Which will keep everybody's
honour Satisfied

- Thank you very much Anna
- You're welcome

And now take your partners
for the Galy Garden

Tha's my Dance Mr. Brown

When you Comes to the Valito, it's mine

Come along Mr. Brown
and Smile