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Fawlty Towers

Fawlty Towers
★ 8.3/10•1975•30m•TV-PG•Comedy
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Don’t mention the war!

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.

John Howard Davies · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime30m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 19, 1975

Episodes

Episode 1 - A Touch of ClassE130m

A Touch of Class

A confidence trickster comes to stay at the hotel, just after Basil has taken an ad in a posh magazine to upgrade the clientele.

Sep 19, 1975

Episode 2 - The BuildersE228m

The Builders

The Fawltys take a holiday and leave Polly and Manuel to run the place just as O'Reilly's builders come to redo the lobby.

Sep 26, 1975

Episode 3 - The Wedding PartyE333m

The Wedding Party

Basil wants 'none of that' going on in his rooms and suspects some guests and Polly of carrying on.

Oct 3, 1975

Episode 4 - The Hotel InspectorsE429m

The Hotel Inspectors

Some inspectors are in town and Basil gets paranoid, so he alternately fawns over and offends his guests.

Oct 10, 1975

Episode 5 - Gourmet NightE529m

Gourmet Night

To bring the right type of crowd into the hotel Basil establishes a Gourmet Night.

Oct 17, 1975

Episode 6 - The GermansE631m

The Germans

Sybil 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.

Oct 24, 1975

Actors

John Cleese

John Cleese

Basil Fawlty

Prunella Scales

Prunella Scales

Sybil Fawlty

Connie Booth

Connie Booth

Polly Sherman

Andrew Sachs

Andrew Sachs

Manuel

Ballard Berkeley

Ballard Berkeley

Major Gowen

Brian Hall

Brian Hall

Terry the Chef

Gilly Flower

Gilly Flower

Miss Tibbs

Renee Roberts

Renee Roberts

Miss Gatsby

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