Fawlty Towers

Name: Fawlty Towers
Genre: Comedy
Cast: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Connie Booth, Andrew Sachs, Ballard Berkeley

TV Series1975 – 197930m2 seasons · 12 episodes

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Comedy

Fawlty Towers is set in a fictional hotel in the seaside town of Torquay. The plots centre on tense, rude and put-upon owner Basil Fawlty, his bossy wife Sybil, comparatively normal chambermaid Polly, who is often the peacemaker and voice of reason, and hapless Spanish waiter Manuel, showing their attempts to run the hotel amidst farcical situations and an array of demanding and eccentric guests.

Creators: John Cleese Connie Booth
Stars: John Cleese Prunella Scales Connie Booth

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E1Communication Problems (a.k.a. Theft)Feb 19, 1979 · 30m · The arrival of the "guest from hell" — Mrs. Richards, a rather deaf, dotty and bad-tempered woman — interferes with Basil's attempts to prevent the money he won on a racehorse from being discovered by Sybil, who disapproves of gambling.TVmaze 8.2

E2The PsychiatristFeb 26, 1979 · 30m · A psychiatrist and his wife — also a doctor — come to the hotel for a weekend break, and cannot help but notice the eccentricities of their host, who is perturbed when he discovers their professions. A very attractive Australian girl (Luan Peters) also visits. She goes on to have certain awkward interactions with Fawlty as he seeks to catch Mr Johnson (Nicky Henson) with a non-paying guest that Johnson has in his bedroom.TVmaze 9.0

E3Waldorf SaladMar 5, 1979 · 30m · Basil is not altogether keen on a loud and demanding American guest who demands a higher class of service — and food — than Fawlty Towers is accustomed to providing. Basil soon learns that the American guest will not tolerate any shenanigans.TVmaze 8.6

E4The Kipper and the Corpse (a.k.a. Death)Mar 12, 1979 · 30m · A guest dies at the hotel and Basil and the staff are left with the unpleasant task of removing the body discreetly, while the doctor staying at the hotel, Dr. Price, waits for his sausages. Also, Polly and Manuel feed an elderly woman's pampered pet dog some extra spicy sausages after it bites them both.TVmaze 8.8

E5The AnniversaryMar 26, 1979 · 30m · Basil invites some friends for a surprise wedding anniversary party, but Sybil assumes he has forgotten their anniversary and storms off, leaving her husband and Polly, in disguise, desperately telling the others she is 'ill', while Manuel and Terry constantly quarrel over who will make the seafood paella which Basil had permitted Manuel to cook for the occasion.TVmaze 8.5

E6Basil the Rat (a.k.a. Rats)Oct 25, 1979 · 30m · The local health inspector issues a long list of hygienic aberrations which the staff must immediately sort out, or else face closure. After Manuel's pet rat escapes from his cage and runs loose in the hotel, the staff must catch it before the inspector finds it first. At the same time, they must try and discern which veal cutlets are safe to eat after one covered in rat poison gets mixed up with the others and almost every subsequent guest orders veal.TVmaze 8.9

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John CleeseBasil Fawlty Prunella ScalesSybil Fawlty Connie BoothPolly Sherman Andrew SachsManuel Ballard BerkeleyThe Major Gilly FlowerMiss Tibbs Renee RobertsMiss Gatsby Brian HallTerry

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Details

Premiered: September 19, 1975
Ended: October 25, 1979
Status: Ended
Network: BBC Two
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Language: English
Episode runtime: 30m
Official site: bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006xxvg
TVmaze ID: 577