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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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Cast & crew
John Cleese
Basil Fawlty
Prunella Scales
Sybil Fawlty
Connie Booth
Polly Sherman
Andrew Sachs
Manuel
Ballard Berkeley
Major Gowen
Brian Hall
Terry the Chef
Gilly Flower
Miss Tibbs
Renee Roberts
Miss Gatsby
Michael Gwynn
Lord Melbury
Diana King
Mrs. Rachel Lloyd
David Kelly
O'Reilly
Brenda Cowling
Sister
Connie Booth
Creator
John Cleese
Creator
Episodes
2 seasons · 12 episodesSeries 16 ep. · 1975
Episode 1: A Touch of Class
Sep 19, 1975 · 30 min
A confidence trickster comes to stay at the hotel, just after Basil has taken an ad in a posh magazine to upgrade the clientele.
Episode 2: The Builders
Sep 26, 1975 · 28 min
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.
Episode 3: The Wedding Party
Oct 3, 1975 · 33 min
Basil wants 'none of that' going on in his rooms and suspects some guests and Polly of carrying on.
Episode 4: The Hotel Inspectors
Oct 10, 1975 · 29 min
Some inspectors are in town and Basil gets paranoid, so he alternately fawns over and offends his guests.
Episode 5: Gourmet Night
Oct 17, 1975 · 29 min
To bring the right type of crowd into the hotel Basil establishes a Gourmet Night.
Episode 6: The Germans
Oct 24, 1975 · 31 min
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.
Series 26 ep. · 1979
Episode 1: Communication Problems
Feb 19, 1979 · 31 min
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.
Episode 2: The Psychiatrist
Feb 26, 1979 · 36 min
A psychiatrist and his wife come to stay and Basil thinks Sybil is telling them all about his life.
Episode 3: Waldorf Salad
Mar 5, 1979 · 32 min
An American and his wife get unsatisfactory service at Fawlty Towers when he orders a Waldorf salad, after the kitchen has closed.
Episode 4: The Kipper and the Corpse
Mar 12, 1979 · 32 min
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.
Episode 5: The Anniversary
Mar 26, 1979 · 29 min
Sybil leaves before Basil's surprise anniversary party and Basil spends the evening trying to convince their friends she's ill.
Episode 6: Basil the Rat
Oct 25, 1979 · 34 min
The health inspector is coming and Basil tells Manuel to get rid of his pet rat, which he later finds out is named Basil.