Fawlty Towers

Overview

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.

Episodes

A Touch of Class

S01E01 A Touch of Class

September 19, 1975 8.3 30 min
A confidence trickster comes to stay at the hotel, just after Basil has taken an ad in a posh magazine to upgrade the clientele.
The Builders

S01E02 The Builders

September 26, 1975 8.3 28 min
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.
The Wedding Party

S01E03 The Wedding Party

October 3, 1975 8.3 33 min
Basil wants 'none of that' going on in his rooms and suspects some guests and Polly of carrying on.
The Hotel Inspectors

S01E04 The Hotel Inspectors

October 10, 1975 8.7 29 min
Some inspectors are in town and Basil gets paranoid, so he alternately fawns over and offends his guests.
Gourmet Night

S01E05 Gourmet Night

October 17, 1975 8.4 29 min
To bring the right type of crowd into the hotel Basil establishes a Gourmet Night.
The Germans

S01E06 The Germans

October 24, 1975 8.8 31 min
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...

Cast

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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