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Fawlty Towers(TV show/series, 1975-1979)

30min per episode | Genre: Comedy

Scripted Reality in 2 seasons with 12 episodes

Fawlty TowersRating: 4.1/5 (with 316 votes)
Fawlty Towers is a British television sitcom written by John Cleese and Connie Booth, originally broadcast on BBC Two in 1975 and 1979. Two series of six episodes each were made. The show was ranked first on a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000 and, in 2019, it was named the greatest ever British TV sitcom by a panel of comedy experts compiled by the Radio Times. The series is set in Fawlty Towers, a dysfunctional fictional hotel in the English seaside town of Torquay in Devon. The plots centre on the tense, rude and put-upon owner Basil Fawlty (Cleese), his bossy wife Sybil (Prunella Scales), the sensible chambermaid Polly (Booth) who often is the peacemaker and voice of reason, and the hapless and English-challenged Spanish waiter Manuel (Andrew Sachs). They show their attempts to run the hotel amidst farcical situations and an array of demanding and eccentric guests and... ()
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About Fawlty Towers

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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Fawlty Towers: Reserving a table for dinner(Clip, 3:41)

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Fawlty Towers Seasons and Episodes

02/19/1979Series 2 - 6 episodes
#1 | 02/19/1979Communication Problems
4.6/5 (with 16 votes)
A selectively deaf woman named Mrs Richards insists that she has had a large amount of money stolen at the hotel, and against Sybil's wishes Basil puts a fiver on Dragonfly.
#2 | 02/26/1979The Psychiatrist
4.6/5 (with 17 votes)
A psychiatrist and his wife come to stay and Basil thinks Sybil is telling them all about his life.
#3 | 03/05/1979Waldorf Salad
4.1/5 (with 17 votes)
An American and his wife get unsatisfactory service at Fawlty Towers when he orders a Waldorf salad, after the kitchen has closed.
#4 | 03/12/1979The Kipper and the Corpse
4.5/5 (with 16 votes)
Unknown to Basil, a guest dies in the night and he tries to serve him breakfast anyway and an obnoxious woman insists on service for her dog.
#5 | 03/26/1979The Anniversary
3.9/5 (with 17 votes)
Sybil leaves before Basil's surprise anniversary party and Basil spends the evening trying to convince their friends she's ill.
#6 | 10/25/1979Basil the Rat
4.6/5 (with 17 votes)
The health inspector is coming and Basil tells Manuel to get rid of his pet rat, which he later finds out is named Basil.
09/19/1975Series 1 - 6 episodes

Additional Information

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Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Shot in: Wooburn
Plays in: Torquay, Devon
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), French (FR)
Translated into 24 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Bosnian (BS), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Estonian (ET), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 09/19/1975
Last episode released on: 10/25/1979
Appearing Characters: Manuel, Basil Fawlty, Polly Sherman, Sybil Fawlty
Creator: John Cleese
Screenwriter: John Cleese
Composer: Dennis Wilson
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Das verrückte Hotel Fawlty Towers"
"Das verrueckte Hotel Fawlty Towers"
"L'Hôtel en folie"
"Hotel Zacisze"
Camera Setup: Single-camera setup

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:477, Added: 05/10/2018, Last updated: 03/17/2024