Fawlty Towers

1975 • BBC America
4.9
372 reviews
TV-14
Rating
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Season 2 episodes (6)

1 Communication Problems
19/02/79
Season-only
A nearly deaf and very difficult Mrs. Richards arrives at the hotel. When she loses a large sum of money, she demands that the police be called.
2 The Psychiatrist
26/02/79
Season-only
Basil is certain one of the guests has smuggled a girl into his room and sets out to investigate. Unfortunately, he is caught in a compromising situation by Sybil.
3 The Waldorf Salad
05/03/79
Season-only
An American guest tips Basil to keep the kitchen open late, but chef has left for the day. Basil steps in, but he meets his Waterloo when the guest requests a Waldorf Salad.
4 The Kipper & The Corpse
12/03/79
Season-only
What should a hotelier do when he serves a guest breakfast in bed and finds that guest dead? Whatever that something may be, Basil does not do it.
5 Anniversary
26/03/79
Season-only
It is Basil and Sibyl's anniversary, and Basil has actually remembered. In true Basil fashion, however, he has not told Sybil he has remembered and she is hugely upset.
6 Basil The Rat
25/10/79
Season-only
Manuel has been ordered to get rid of his pet rat before the health inspector pays a visit. But the pet breaks away, leading the Major to trying to shoot the rodent in the bar.

About this show

Everyone loves Fawlty Towers - except the poor, abused guests. Since that memorable evening in the mid 1970s when the hotel opened its doors to the public, it has become cult viewing in 61 countries worldwide. And despite being screened again and again, the programs haven't lost their appeal - Basil and Sybil's insults to each other, Manuel's plaintive "Que?", and "Don't mention the war" from The Germans have been absorbed into everyday speech.

Ratings and reviews

4.9
372 reviews
KER0303
20 June 2014
Comedy, that is. They also know to quit on top. Every character in this show, from the main characters of Basil and Sybil, to the help, and the guests, dish out the droll humor made famous by the BBC. It's witty and in the gutter at the same time, though I would venture to think it's not the cup of tea of Americans looking for standard sitcom fare. Cleese is brilliant, but then again, when isn't he? I highly recommend for afficianados of silly, smart, character-driven humor that assumes you get the joke.
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R Morganthorp
13 January 2016
John Cleese is one of the funniest men to ever live, and few things better embody his amazing sense of humor. I'm not sure there's much else I can say about Fawlty Towers other than I love it because after over 20 years of watching it(I'm 37, I'm not old!), it still makes me laugh and I still love John Cleese, Connie Booth, Prunella Scales and Andrew Sachs. They had excellent chemistry on this show, and it's always a wonderfully great watch.
Frank Pistella
30 May 2019
british humor is fast zingers and dry. they rarely smile and u need to listen closely or you will miss the joke. i love it, the cast is brilliant especially with john cleese. a must buy but ill only buy the entire collection.