Mind Your Language RPG

Teaching staff:

Dolores Courtney. Thee stuffy, imperious headmaster and the principal of the whole educational institution. Miss Courtney has a great dislike of the male gender, thinks women are superior to men, and prefers female teachers. She is hesitant about employing Mr Brown, but reluctantly puts him on a month's trial. She likes to drop in at the English classroom unannounced to check up on the progress of Mr Brown's students, and often leaves disappointed. She nearly eloped with a man in her early years, but was caught and sent home by her father. However, it was revealed that she was only six years old at the time and the "man" was eight. Her first name was mentioned only later times. She has a Master of Arts from Oxford. She is often seen in her office or she is seen to move around classes to inspect if everyone was learning in the institution.

There are a total of nearly 30 teachers in the entire institution and is under a variety of classes and expertise like, sewing, technology, Informatics or basic carpentry. But the most famous among the teachers, as well as the most well known around the school, might be Jeremy Brown, or mister Brown for short.

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The main homeroom teacher of English Class 1-B:

Jeremy Brown, the ESL teacher and focal point of most of the series. He is a good-natured, earnest single man in his thirties who lives alone (apart from his Siamese cat Josephine, whom he mentions in "The Examination") and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Oxford. He was hired recently, in which he was warned by miss Courtney that the students drove the previous teacher insane.

Mr Brown is up to the challenge but often exasperated by the students' creative interpretations of the English language. He is very skilled in English grammar and literature and does his best every time to break down the concepts so his students could understand but often his students misinterprets his words, resulting in funny answers and exasperating him a lot.

Mr. Brown never really gets angry to the extreme degree, he just gets overly exasperated if everything is too much to process.

Students of Brown's class/ students of English Class 1-B:

1. Giovanni Cupello.. A stereotypical Italian Catholic chef, the class's spokesman and de facto class monitor. He has pretty youthful features and undeniably he is attractive and charming, and usually has a taller height. He is best friends with Max, who becomes his flatmate. Giovanni's main problem with English is understanding metaphors and long words, although he often answers wrongly on purpose to amuse the class as he is an expert jester. He often calls Mr Brown by the Italian title "Professori".

When shocked or surprised, he often uses catchphrases like "Santa Maria!", "Whoops ada Daisy!", "Okey cokey!", "Buona sera!!" or "Holy ravioli!". He apologises by saying "scusi", which is Italian for "I'm sorry". He has an elaborate set of first names: Giovanni Vincenzo Marco Dino Alberto Leonardo etc. His last name is sometimes spelled "Capello" but it's "Cupello"

2. Maximillian "Max" Andrea Archimedes Papandrious. A stereotypical a highly professional expert Greek shipping agency elite worker from the capital city of Athens who is often paired with Giovanni. He is not that openly charming and attractive but he has potential handsome looks. He, like Giovanni, is attracted to Danielle, but as the time and year progresses, the three become close friends rather than rivals or love interests. Max tends to misunderstand metaphors and long words. An example of a mistake was when Mr Brown asked him to give a word beginning with the letter l and he said 'elephant'. He also has a heavy accent, which causes him to add "h—" (for example "who are you?" Might be said as "h—Whoo are you?") to the beginning of almost every word that starts with a vowel sound. Later, he shares his apartment flat with Giovanni, with whom he is close friends, as a roommate; these two characters have the best command of the English language of all the students in the series.

3. Taro Nagazumi. A Japanese electronics executive who works as a senior representative and the boss for the London branch of the Japanese electronic hi-tech company Bushido Electronics. He looks composed and elegant than the rest of his classmates. He speaks English quite fluently, but has a habit of adding "-o" to almost every word he says (as in "thank-o," "England-o," and so on) and always replies with a polite "Ah so!" and bows whenever he is addressed. Early in the series he is at odds with Su-Lee due to Japan and China's own political differences in the 1970s but they become friends later on. Most of the time he is seen with his camera or often seen drawing priceless drawings in his notebook.

4. Jamila Ranjha. An Indian housewife from Shimla. When she first joins the class she barely speaks any English - she rants in Hindi when Mr Brown asks her name, and when she finally does understand, she writes her name on the blackboard in Urdu (جميلہ) because she cannot write it in English. Although she needs Ali to translate for her in Series 1, by Series 3 she shows a marked improvement and is able to communicate in English without needing any help. She often calls Mr Brown "Masterji" (Hindi roughly meaning "teacher" or "professor" with respect), and her catchphrase early in the series is "Gud hefening—!" (her pronunciation of "good evening").

She often brings her knitting materials to class. She is shown to be a Christian when she swears on the Bible to tell the truth. From "A Point of Honour" onward she wears a cross necklace, but she suggests that Buddhism is the true religion when the students argue about it. Also, she sometimes crosses herself along with Juan, Danielle, Max and Giovanni.

5. Chung Su-Lee. A Chinese communist woman who works as a senior secretary at the Chinese Embassy. She has short height but sharp and attractive appearance, and her hair is tied up neatly and she has extremely strict discipline. She is almost never seen without her Little Red Book of Mao, from which she often quotes and constantly mixes up her "-r" and "-l" sounds (for example "rabbits" as "labbits" and "lioness" as "Rioness"). Early in the series, she had a fierce ideological rivalry with Taro, her Japanese classmate, but later in the series, he often rushes to her defence when other people insults her or China. When she quotes Chairman Mao, Mr Brown often replies "That's his opinion, not yours."

6. Juan Cervantes. A Spanish Catholic bartender with an optimistic outlook. He is pretty jolly and Juan is always laughing at himself, confident of his answers even when they are completely wrong. Early in the series, Juan speaks almost no English (apart from "An Inspector Calls", where he describes Miss Courtney as "Plenty awesome, very good!") and answers everything with "Por favor?" (please), necessitating Giovanni to translate some key terms for him (as Spanish and Italian have many mutually intelligible words). Because of this, the two often get into arguments due to misunderstanding.

His typical catchphrase is "S'all right!" and sometimes when he is corrected he says "Sorry" (pronounced /sɒrˈaɪ/ instead of /ˈsɒr.i/). Juan's English improves as the series goes on, but he remains one of the worst speakers, often speaking a mix of English and Spanish. He cares a great deal for Mr Brown; he often calls him 'Señor Brown' and considers almost as part of his family.

7. Ranjeet Singh. An Indian London Underground Subway-managing employee from Punjab and a devout Sikh. In the first episode, Mr Brown mistook him for a Pakistani when he asked him to sit next to his "fellow countryman", Ali Nadim. He has a good vocabulary but tends to mix up his general knowledge, and upon being corrected he always puts his hands together and says "a thousand apologies". When angered, he threatens his tormenters with his kirpan. He usually comes late to class. In "A Fate Worse Than Death", a woman named Surinder appeared at the school and he told everyone that they had been betrothed to each other as children, but he no longer wished to marry her. He often clashes with Ali because of their religion and their differences in faith and god, but they become friends in the end.

8. Ali Nadim. A Muslim from Lahore, Pakistan. Highly Religious Muslim and cultural differences often bring him into conflict with Ranjeet. He is one of the most honest and hardworking students in the class, which sometimes gets Mr Brown and him into trouble. He used to work at the Taj Mahal Tandoori Restaurant in Putney as a waiter or a support staff, but is unemployed at the beginning of the year and later gets a job as a travelling salesman. He is married, and his wife Rehana appears later times. His catchphrases are, "Yes, please." when being addressed, “Jolly good.” when something positive occurs or as an affirmative response, "Esqueeze me, please." (when he really means "Excuse me, please."), and "Oh, blimey!" when something wrong happens.

9. Danielle Favre. An amorous young French Catholic au pair who instantly grabs the attention of all the men, including Mr Brown. Her ethereally beautiful looks often distract Giovanni and Max from their answers, while Mr Brown is often found in seemingly incriminating and intimate positions with her, and she is strongly attracted to him. She often makes sexual innuendos and regularly brings up the subject of love, even when irrelevant to the lesson. She is annoyed when Ingrid joins the class (who is also equally beautiful like her, instigating a rivalry for Mr Brown's attention.

10. Anna Schmidt. Astereotypical West German who works as an au pair. In her introduction, she refers to "German efficiency"; accordingly, she's a hardworking student, occasionally asking legitimate questions, and as the year progresses, answering Mr Brown's questions correctly. Her main problem is mixing "v" and "w" sounds (for example, "walking" may be pronounced as "Volking").

She also punctuates her sentences with German words. She is shown to have exceptional physical strength and she is never reluctant to show it, often punching fellow students (such as Max) if they try to flirt with her. In one episode, she says that Lutheranism was the true religion while the students are having an argument, but later times, she says that there's no life after death.

11. Ingrid Svenson. A Swedish au pair who joins the class at the late beginning. She is attractive and straightforward about her attraction to Mr Brown, sparking a rivalry between her and Danielle. Her main problem with English is word order, often getting words mixed up, such as "you for I question answer".

12. Zoltan Szabo A Hungarian man from Budapest. He hardly speaks any English, constantly saying "Bocsánat?" (Hungarian for "Pardon?") and nearly always relying on his phrase book to help him communicate, especially in the beginning. Juan and Giovanni teach him many slang expressions, but he remains the worst speaker in the class.

He has an English girlfriend, but she beats him up after he gives her an insulting letter that Mr Brown had intended to deliver to Miss Courtney. He is fond of music and magic tricks, implying that he works as an entertainer.

Non teaching staff:

Gladys, the tea lady in the school cafeteria, most often referred to as "Gladys the tea lady". She is a vivacious, friendly woman in her seventies. In Series 3, it is revealed that she is a widow. She has a friendly relationship with both Sidney and Mr Brown. She often cajoles Mr Brown and tattles on Miss Courtney.

Sidney, the school caretaker, a rough, roguish Cockney in his sixties who speaks in rhyming slang. Only Miss Courtney calls him by his full name; everyone else calls him Sid. He dislikes his long-term partner and wears a black tie on their anniversary. Despite not being married, he routinely refers to her as his wife. He is hard of hearing, which often creates misunderstandings. He is very fond of alcohol and tricks the students into buying drinks for him and giving him money. He also steals supplies from the school and sells them. He is friendly with both Mr Brown and Gladys.

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