Series
Fawlty Towers
“Don’t mention the war!”
Comedy
Owner Basil Fawlty, his wife Sybil, a chambermaid Polly, and Spanish waiter Manuel attempt to run their hotel amidst farcical situations and an array of demanding guests.
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Seasons & episodes
1A Touch of Class19 Sept 1975 · 30m · ★ 8.1A confidence trickster comes to stay at the hotel, just after Basil has taken an ad in a posh magazine to upgrade the clientele.
2The Builders26 Sept 1975 · 28m · ★ 8.1The Fawltys take a holiday and leave Polly and Manuel to run the place just as O'Reilly's builders come to redo the lobby.
3The Wedding Party3 Oct 1975 · 33m · ★ 8.1Basil wants 'none of that' going on in his rooms and suspects some guests and Polly of carrying on.
4The Hotel Inspectors10 Oct 1975 · 29m · ★ 8.5Some inspectors are in town and Basil gets paranoid, so he alternately fawns over and offends his guests.
5Gourmet Night17 Oct 1975 · 29m · ★ 8.2To bring the right type of crowd into the hotel Basil establishes a Gourmet Night.
6The Germans24 Oct 1975 · 31m · ★ 8.6Sybil goes into the hospital for toe surgery, leaving Basil to cope with a fire drill single-handed. After a couple of blows on the head, Basil tells some German guests where Germany went wrong in WWII.
Details
- Created by
- Connie Booth, John Cleese
- First aired
- 19 Sept 1975
- Last aired
- 25 Oct 1979
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 12
- Votes
- 860 on TMDB
Where to watch (US)
Cast
John CleeseBasil Fawlty
Prunella ScalesSybil Fawlty
Connie BoothPolly Sherman
Andrew SachsManuel
Ballard BerkeleyMajor Gowen
Brian HallTerry the Chef
Gilly FlowerMiss Tibbs
Renee RobertsMiss Gatsby
