Fawlty Towers

Don’t mention the war!

TV-PG1975•30m•8.3/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

8.3/10(841)

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.

Open in PickFlick

Production

BBC

Language

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

No providers available for this region.

Available in Your Library

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

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

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

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

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

Air date: 1975-10-17

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

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.