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Fawlty Towers

  • 8.2 /10

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Plot

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.

Cast

John Cleese as Basil Fawlty
John Cleese

as Basil Fawlty

Prunella Scales as Sybil Fawlty
Prunella Scales

as Sybil Fawlty

Connie Booth as Polly Sherman
Connie Booth

as Polly Sherman

Andrew Sachs as Manuel
Andrew Sachs

as Manuel

Ballard Berkeley as Major Gowen
Ballard Berkeley

as Major Gowen

Brian Hall as Terry the Chef
Brian Hall

as Terry the Chef

Gilly Flower as Miss Tibbs
Gilly Flower

as Miss Tibbs

Renee Roberts as Miss Gatsby
Renee Roberts

as Miss Gatsby

Creator

Network

Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • September 19, 1975

Last Aired Date

  • October 25, 1979

Production Companies

  • BBC

Type

  • Scripted

Number of Season

  • 2

Number of Episodes

  • 12

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Reviews

This is absolute comic perfection. You have Basil Fawlty, who is played immensely well. In _Waldorf Salad_, when he faces the prospect of unhappy guests, he lashes out in a tirade that makes for a much more appealing story rather than a mushy emotional sort. I could go on. The “don’t mention the war!” bit is going to be quoted for thousands of years, Basil the Rat makes for a legendary send-off a…

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Series 2

1979|6 Episodes

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