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Fawlty Towers

Fawlty Towers

Don’t mention the war!

TV-PG1975•30m•8.3/10
Comedy

Ratings

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8.3/10(781)

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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Production

BBC

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

September 19, 1975

Last Aired

October 25, 1979

Networks

BBC Two

Created By

Connie Booth, John Cleese

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
A Touch of Class
E1
A Touch of Class
Air date: 1975-09-19
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
E2
The Builders
Air date: 1975-09-26
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
E3
The Wedding Party
Air date: 1975-10-03
Basil wants 'none of that' going on in his rooms and suspects some guests and Polly of carrying on.
The Hotel Inspectors
E4
The Hotel Inspectors
Air date: 1975-10-10
Some inspectors are in town and Basil gets paranoid, so he alternately fawns over and offends his guests.
Gourmet Night
E5
Gourmet Night
Air date: 1975-10-17
To bring the right type of crowd into the hotel Basil establishes a Gourmet Night.
The Germans
E6
The Germans
Air date: 1975-10-24
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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