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Fawlty Towers.

Don’t mention the war!

8.3 / 1019752 seasons12 episodesEnded

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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Created by Connie Booth, John Cleese

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Series 1.

A Touch of Class

1975-09-19 · 30m8.1

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

The Builders

1975-09-26 · 28m8.1

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.

The Wedding Party

1975-10-03 · 33m8.1

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

The Hotel Inspectors

1975-10-10 · 29m8.5

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

Gourmet Night

1975-10-17 · 29m8.2

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

The Germans

1975-10-24 · 31m8.6

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.

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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