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Fawlty Towers

8.3
1975•30m
Comedy
GB

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.

Production

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Trailers & Videos

Thumbnail for video: Fawlty Towers: Reserving a table for dinner

Fawlty Towers: Reserving a table for dinner

Thumbnail for video: Fawlty Towers: Bloopers and outtakes

Fawlty Towers: Bloopers and outtakes

Thumbnail for video: A room with a view - Fawlty Towers - BBC

A room with a view - Fawlty Towers - BBC

Seasons

6 Episodes • Premiered 1975

Still image for Fawlty Towers season 1 episode 1: A Touch of Class

1. A Touch of Class

8.1

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

Still image for Fawlty Towers season 1 episode 2: The Builders

2. The Builders

8.1

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.

Still image for Fawlty Towers season 1 episode 3: The Wedding Party

3. The Wedding Party

8.1

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

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4. The Hotel Inspectors

8.6

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

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5. Gourmet Night

8.3

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

Still image for Fawlty Towers season 1 episode 6: The Germans

6. The Germans

8.7

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.

Cast

Photo of John Cleese

John Cleese

Basil Fawlty

Photo of Prunella Scales

Prunella Scales

Sybil Fawlty

Photo of Connie Booth

Connie Booth

Polly Sherman

Photo of Andrew Sachs

Andrew Sachs

Manuel

Photo of Ballard Berkeley

Ballard Berkeley

Major Gowen

Photo of Brian Hall

Brian Hall

Terry the Chef

Photo of Gilly Flower

Gilly Flower

Miss Tibbs

Photo of Renee Roberts

Renee Roberts

Miss Gatsby

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Reviews

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This is absolute comic perfection. You have Basil Fawlty, who is played immensely well. In _Waldorf Salad_, when he faces the prospect of unhappy guests, he lashes out in a tirade that makes for a much more appealing story rather than a mushy emotional sort. I could go on. The “don’t mention the war!” bit is going to be quoted for thousands of years, Basil the Rat makes for a legendary send-off and Mrs. Richards was another masterpiece in itself. How else would anyone want real life to be? Perfection. Never to Die. Never to be matched or surpassed. Fawlty Towers!

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