#Mind Your Language
#Season 2
#Episode 7
#Take Your Partners
#Season 2
#Episode 7
#Take Your Partners
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00:00Do-do-do-do-do
00:30Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do
01:00people slavery it's time you both learnt to live together in peaceful coexistence
01:17China always prepared to live peacefully well let's make it start in the
01:20classroom shall we in future no more ideological arguments now are you
01:24willing to make a truce Tarot yes I apologize hey what's happening Tarot and
01:39Sully have decided to live together in harmony is that like living in sin no
01:45Daniel we are making trousseau a trousseau you're getting married when is a happy
01:51day not trousseau trousseau what Tarot means is that he and Sully have decided to
01:59have no more political arguments ah yes tell me Daniel did you do anything
02:05exciting over the weekend no did you know what a pity you were alone not being
02:12excited I was alone not being excited together we could have both been very
02:19excited what have you been doing with yourself over the weekend oh blimey
02:31Saturday I'm going to the Palace of Buckingham to see her match stick the
02:36Queen but she was not in drowning a street to see the Prime Minister mr.
02:42color gas yes please he was also not in then I'm going to see the Nelson's doom well I
02:53hope he was in oh no I did not see him either ah what yeah I've got a bone to pick with you chicken
03:04bone no a bone of contention ah I never had that before last week I asked you to
03:12write out a verb is a word that denotes an action or state 20 times ah right it
03:18don't really look here it is a verb is a word that denotes an action or state 20 times
03:26yes yes I sometimes wonder if you're quite as stupid as you look
03:31for favor goodnabend goodnight no Zoltan good evening good evening she teach me plenty much
03:47oh did you have a nice weekend Anna yeah I enjoyed myself with the fairies nine owns River Thames oh
04:01fairies shopping have you we are being on the funny fair and I'm winning these gifts on the shooting
04:15rifles for only 20 feet well you must have been hitting the bullseye oh no I hit the owner man
04:21and we are we have ice cream and doing that and lemonade and hottie dogs then we went up and down on
04:35the moon rocket so wonder you both weren't violently sick we were twice each
04:40right when I'm marking the register for miss Courtney would you all turn to page 27 please yes sentence
04:48construction against enter I brought your tea thank you are you all right would you like two tickets for
05:04the lady circle supper dance oh I wouldn't mind I like dancing five pines each oh no I'm sorry
05:12as a committee member I'm supposed to sell six tickets oh well I'm sure you'll get rid of them not at
05:17that price it's far too expensive for a supper dance well I suppose they put on a good spread oh yes last year
05:26I managed to get two sausage rolls who else do you know fool enough to buy sausage rolls at two
05:32pounds fifty a time oh mr. Brown come in we were just talking about you thank you Gladys yes all right miss
05:42Courtney good luck what did she mean good luck nothing at all now mr. Brown oh do sit down oh I've just
05:52bought the register actually well thank you very much but there's no need to rush away sit down yeah
05:56but my students will be waiting I'm sure they won't miss you for a few moments would you care to join
06:00me in a cup of tea yes thank you now Gladys and I were just talking about you we were saying how lonely
06:08your life must be after all you live alone there's nothing to do in the evening I mean for example what are you
06:16doing tomorrow night after class well nothing in particular good would you care to go to a dance
06:23oh yeah with you I'm afraid not mr. Brown but don't be disappointed I shall be there but I already have
06:32my own escort no the um ladies circle are holding their annual supper dance I happen to have two spare
06:38tickets and of course I immediately thought of you you do dance well a little but I know Jean Kelly
06:44oh well that's splendid there we are then that's settled oh thank you that's very good of you to
06:48consider oh not at all dear boy you can give me the money later yes all right money for the tickets
06:57five pounds each five you didn't say tomorrow night did you yes oh dear what a pity
07:06what is mr. Brown well I have to go to the laundrette I'm bound to my uh last clean shirt
07:11how unfortunate yes any other night but tomorrow would have been fine well of course if you do have
07:16to go to the laundrette oh yes I do I do well then we had uh better forget about it yes I'm not the
07:22sort of person to put pressure on anyone oh no I'm sure you're not no point in forcing anyone to do
07:28anything they don't want to do oh very true oh by the way I shall be having lunch next week with the area
07:35education officer I expect he'll want to know how you're getting on really the right word in his
07:41ear could lead to a full-time job oh well that would be marvelous yes pity about the tickets
07:4910 pounds you said you've changed your mind how nice
08:03so right now pay attention tonight we are going to play a little game
08:25it's not a card game max yeah I know a good game postman's knockers
08:35we're not playing those sort of games either giovanni now this is a verbal exercise they help
08:40you to improve your english and test your imagination blimey ranjit is not having a chance
08:48what we're going to do is to try to tell a continuing story that is to say we could for
08:53example start with once upon a time there was a man called arthur and he was a bus driver and then
08:59the next person would add something more about arthur and the things he did and so on you'll soon
09:04pick it up once we get started we'll start with you one i don't know this man arthur
09:12arthur is fictitious but you say he's a bus driver to make believe i made him up ah imaginario yeah
09:23i want you to make up a story using your imagination i understand
09:30once upon a time there was a man called nickel us
09:38it's not quite right no no once upon a time there was a woman called nickel us
09:46it's pronounced nicholas it's pronounced nicholas all right once upon a time there was a man called
09:56nicholas he was a poster man
10:00postman postman no no no postman one a man who delivers letters is called a postman a man who
10:11stick poster poster
10:13have bill sticker no no his name
10:22Nicolai!
10:29Right, it's your turn, Ingrid.
10:31Tell us more about this Nicholas who is sticking up posters.
10:37One man, he's up his ladder when he sees a widow.
10:41What is a widow doing up his ladder?
10:44Widow is in the opposite house.
10:46There are four widows, two upstairs widows,
10:49one downstairs widow and a French widow.
10:52You mean windows.
10:54Oh, sorry. The man is house robbing.
10:56Good, good, good. Right, your turn Zoltan.
10:58Please?
10:59Yes, continue the story.
11:01Bochanot?
11:02We are making up a story, understand story?
11:05Story? Ah, I know a very good story.
11:08About Aladdin and his wonderful limp.
11:13This is another story about Nicholas.
11:15Ah, Merry Christmas.
11:19Pardon?
11:20St. Nicholas comes every year.
11:22Ah, yes, this is another Nicholas, not St. Nicholas, and he is on a ladder.
11:26Ladder, yes.
11:27Yes, when he sees through a window a burglar, a robber.
11:30Now use your imagination and tell us about what happens next.
11:33He sends for an ambulance.
11:37Why would he send for an ambulance?
11:40He falls off ladder.
11:42Good imagination, no?
11:44Yes.
11:46Right, let's see what you can do with the story, Anna.
11:49The burglar hears the ambulance but thinks it is the police.
11:53So he climbs back out of the window, up the fire escape, onto the roofs.
11:58Very good.
11:59Well, Max, carry on.
12:02There is no way out.
12:05He can't go up.
12:07He can't go down.
12:09Now the only way he can go is across.
12:12It's a big across.
12:13So, he gets ready.
12:15He runs.
12:16He jumps.
12:17And he misses.
12:22Well, it's going to be a very short story.
12:24Ah, no.
12:25Now it's my turn.
12:26He does not kill himself because he jumps onto a big lorry full of, how you say, the cut grass.
12:34Hey.
12:35The cut grass.
12:38Hey.
12:39You're not hearing very well.
12:41You are not understanding very well.
12:44Cut grass is called hay.
12:45Oh.
12:47No hoe.
12:48Hay.
12:53So, the hay is saving his life.
12:56Good.
12:57Well done, Daniel.
12:58Right.
12:59Giovanni, your turn.
13:02Now the coppers are a-coming.
13:05The Berberan panics.
13:07Then he sees at a church.
13:09So, he goes and knockers on the door.
13:12A priest.
13:13He hear this knockering.
13:15So, he come along and open the door.
13:18The burglar, he say,
13:19Father, I'm in a big trouble.
13:22So, the priests say,
13:23Come into the church, my son.
13:25And I give you sanctuary.
13:28Okay, says the burglar.
13:29A burglar.
13:30And sanctuary much.
13:31A burglar.
13:32And sanctuary much.
13:38Oh, stunning genius.
13:39Right.
13:40Carry on, Ranjit.
13:42Meanwhile, the man who is falling off his ladders is telling the police that he's not a poster-sticker upper man.
13:50What?
13:51A secret agent.
13:53And the burglar man is being a Russian spy.
13:59Oh, I must say, you've all got very vivid imaginations.
14:03Taro.
14:04Asso.
14:09Russian spy.
14:11Knocker priestle on headle.
14:13Andle.
14:15Change you closer to escapele.
14:21The plot thickens, Roger Miller.
14:24But, the priestess be recovered.
14:27And crawl to be ring church bell.
14:32Russian spy, he see him.
14:34And, toing!
14:35Shoot at him.
14:37As priestess fall, he is pulled.
14:41Bell of rope.
14:43Ding dong.
14:48Very good, Ali.
14:50Yes, please.
14:51The agent is thinking, hello, hello, that is very strange hearing bells when it is not church-going time.
15:00So he's going into the church and finding the Russian spy up the belfry.
15:05Come down with your hands stuck up.
15:09You are caught, you dirty Russian rat.
15:12Good.
15:14Well, Shuli, I don't suppose there's really much you can add to all that, is there?
15:18Oh, yes, I can.
15:20Very devious Russian agent.
15:22Master of Kalate.
15:24Overpowers Blittish agent.
15:26Hi, hi, hi!
15:28Lungs outside where helicopter waiting to take him to safety.
15:31Fries off the Renninglad.
15:32Very good.
15:33Well, it's not exactly Alastair MacLean, but well done, everybody.
15:38Excuse me, Mr. Brown, but about the dance tomorrow night.
15:41Oh, yes.
15:42It's black tie.
15:44Oh, dear, what a pity.
15:46Yes, Mr. Brown?
15:47Oh, hi.
15:48Good.
15:49You are dancing-going?
15:50Yes.
15:51With Miss Courtney?
15:52No, no.
15:53She sold me the tickets.
15:54You have more than one ticket.
15:55Two.
15:56Then you must someone else take.
15:57Yes, well, that would seem to be a fairly logical assumption.
15:59I very much like dancing.
16:01A medal I have for dancing?
16:03I would love to be with you on the floor.
16:06I am no can dance, but I am very happy for you to be teach me, Master G.
16:09Well, what about you, Shuli?
16:10Aren't you eligible for the other ticket, too?
16:11Not me.
16:12Western dancing, decadent art form, not worthy of consideration by Chinese Republic.
16:16Well, that narrows it down to Daniel, Anna, and Ingrid.
16:21Oh, yes.
16:22Well, yes.
16:23Yes.
16:24Yes.
16:25Yes.
16:26Yes.
16:27Yes.
16:28Yes.
16:29Yes.
16:30Yes.
16:31Yes.
16:32Yes.
16:33Yes.
16:34Yes.
16:35Yes.
16:36Yes.
16:37Yes.
16:38Yes.
16:39Yes, yes.
16:40Yes.
16:41Yes.
16:42Yes.
16:43Well.
16:44Well, I am thinking we could be picking up a couple of nice pieces of a skirt.
16:49One for each of us.
16:50Well, I hardly think so, not at the ladies' circle.
16:51It says, on the tickets, old time.
16:52Now, does that narrow it down any further?
16:53Oh, not for me, because I love to dance in the old-fashioned way.
16:54Well, I hardly think so not a lady's circle it says on the tickets old time now does that narrow it down any further
16:59Oh, but not for me because I love to dance in the old-fashioned way
17:07And meddler win for my black bottom. Oh blimey. How can she be having a black bottom when she's white?
17:19It's a darn Sally jelly good
17:22Well, how about you, Anna? Are you any good at old time?
17:26Charmands are good at everything, but especially military two-step
17:30Oh, please me take the dance
17:34He much prefer to take me, don't you, Monsieur Brown?
17:38Mr. Brown must decide for himself
17:40There is nothing to decide, Anna
17:42Actually, I think you should decide amongst yourselves, otherwise it might look as if I'm guilty of favoritism
17:47Now it's almost tea time, so I suggest you go up to the canteen and decide amongst yourselves which one of you girls is coming to the dance with me tomorrow
17:54All right
18:13Here, aren't you going up for coffee?
18:16thank you Gladys oh oh just a minute Gladys yes how's your dashing white sergeant oh if you mean
18:22my old man he's shocking no no I'm dancing oh so she conned you into buying the tickets then
18:30blackmail would be more the right word look are you any good at old time I should say so I was
18:35noted for me valita really yes oh in that case you're just the woman I need oh that's nice yeah
18:41I'm afraid my pascalisade isn't quite what it should be well I might not know the technical
18:46words yeah but I could show you the steps come on quick now yes you want to get it right for
18:52tomorrow night don't you right well look you hold my hand and I la la it right are you ready go to the
19:00left like La la la la lala so this way La la nala back La la lovely La la la la la la
19:17Sorry, Miss Courtney, we were practising the velita.
19:25Well, I think I'll sit this one out, if you don't mind.
19:29I'll have another cup of tea, if you don't mind, Gladys.
19:32Certainly, Miss Courtney.
19:35Well, Mr Brown, who are you taking to the dance tomorrow night?
19:37Well, I haven't exactly decided yet.
19:40I don't believe it.
19:42It's true. Mr Brown's taking me to the dance.
19:45Is just ask me.
19:47La, la, la, la, la, la.
19:56Right, come along, everyone. Places, please.
20:00Let's ask Mr Brown.
20:02I do not understand you, Mr Brown.
20:06Perhaps he has a mother complex.
20:09What are you all talking about?
20:11Your choice of partners for the dance.
20:13I haven't chosen a partner for the dance.
20:15I thought you were deciding it amongst yourselves.
20:17We did.
20:19Anna, the winner was.
20:21Until Gladys told us you have asked her.
20:24Gladys? I haven't asked Gladys.
20:26That is what she's telling her, my buddy.
20:28That's ridiculous. There's obviously been some misunderstanding.
20:31I'm definitely taking you to the dance tomorrow night, Anna.
20:34Don't worry, I'll sort it out with Gladys. I'll have a word with her.
20:38Gladys, just the person I want.
20:40Yes, Mr Brown?
20:41Yeah, it's about the dance tomorrow night.
20:43Oh, I know what you're gonna say.
20:45You do?
20:46Yes, but not to worry, you won't mind.
20:48Who won't mind?
20:49My old man Wally. He's not a bit jealous.
20:51Now listen, Gladys, I've got something to say to you.
20:53Yes, then I've got something to say to you.
20:55Well, I'll come straight to the point.
20:57This is the most wonderful thing that's happened to me in 40 years.
21:01And I shall never forget tomorrow night as long as I live.
21:05Oh, I'm sorry. Um, what were you saying?
21:11Nothing. It doesn't matter.
21:13Oh.
21:22So you're taking Dame Gladys then?
21:24I don't know what I'm doing.
21:25I hadn't the heart to tell her at the moment.
21:27I'm taking Gladys and Anna.
21:29Ah, Mr Brown.
21:31Have you decided yet who you're taking to the dance tomorrow night?
21:34Not exactly.
21:35That's good, because Dr Wilson has just telephoned.
21:37He's unable to come.
21:38Oh, sorry. I don't understand.
21:39Well, he was to have been my partner.
21:41Now you can have that honor, Mr Brown.
21:44Congratulations, son. You just got your hat-trick.
22:00Blimey, Lillian Gish.
22:03Here, Lillian Gish.
22:11God.
22:13What do you like, Seed?
22:15Very seductive.
22:16I borrowed from Danielle.
22:18Aha.
22:21Good evening, Sidney.
22:22How do you do?
22:26Do get up.
22:28When Mr Brown arrives, I wish to see him.
22:30I'll tell him.
22:37You're done up like a dog's dinner.
22:38Yes.
22:39They're all here, the three of them.
22:40I've seen them, they've arrived.
22:42I wouldn't like to be in your shoes when they find out.
22:44Yes.
22:45Well, with a bit of luck, they won't find out.
22:47All right.
22:48What's all this, your neighbor?
22:49We'll see.
22:56Enter.
22:59Mr Brown, whatever have you done?
23:01Oh, it's nothing really.
23:02Just a slight accident, a compound fracture.
23:04Oh, you can't possibly go to the dance like that.
23:05Oh, I couldn't let you down.
23:06No, no, no, no, no.
23:07I insist.
23:08I insist.
23:09I wouldn't consider it.
23:10Oh, well, if you feel like that, fine.
23:12Oh, certainly I do.
23:13Oh, well, that's very kind of you.
23:15Ha!
23:16She didn't fall for it, did she?
23:17Absolutely.
23:18Oh, Mr Brown.
23:19Oh, Mr Brown.
23:20Oh, Mr Brown.
23:21Oh, Mr Brown.
23:22A compound fracture, I think you said.
23:23Yes, yes.
23:24Well, it seems more like a moveable fracture to me.
23:25Pardon?
23:26Well, a moment ago it was in the other leg.
23:27Oh.
23:28Oh.
23:29Oh.
23:30How long?
23:31How long?
23:32How long, how'd you?
23:33What's the matter?
23:34Why are you dressed like that, Miss Schmidt?
23:35Mr Brown is taking me to the dance.
23:36Oh, no, he's not.
23:37He's taking me.
23:38Mr Brown?
23:39Oh, look.
23:40Um, calm down everybody, I'm sure there's a perfectly simple solution which will keep
23:47everybody's honor satisfied.
23:49Oh, no he's not.
23:50He's taking me!
23:51Mr Brown?
23:52Oh, look, um, calm down everybody.
23:54I'm sure there's a perfectly simple solution which will keep everybody's honor satisfied.
23:58Thank you very much, Anna.
24:19You're welcome.
24:21And now, take your partners for the gay Gordon.
24:24Oh, that's mine, I think, Mr. Barthes.
24:27And when you come to the Belita, it's mine.
24:30Come along, Mr. Brown.
24:33And smile.
24:35Thank you, Mr. Brown.
24:42Thank you, Mr. Brown.
24:44Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
25:14Oh, oh, oh, oh.
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