Mr Brown is in charge of teaching English as a foreign language to a class of mixed race students, who have no real hope of passing the exam. He is caught between students who have no hope of passing the exam, and a Miss Courtney - a non affectionate headmistress with an intense dislike of male teachers. The show's main cast included: Barry Evans, Zara Nutley, George Camiler, Francoise Pascal, Jackie Harding, Ricardo Montez, Albert Moses, Pik-Sen Lim, Robert Lee, Kevork Malikyan, Dino Shafeek and Jamila Massey.