Fawlty Towers

Fawlty Towers

Don’t mention the war!

Ended First aired 19/Sep/1975 United Kingdom English 2 season(s) 12 episode(s)
Comedy
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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Season 2 · Series 2
6 episode(s) · Air date: 19/Feb/1979
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S2E4
The Kipper and the Corpse
Air date: 12/Mar/1979 · Time: 12:00 · Runtime: 32 min
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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.

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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.

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Communication Problems
Air date: 19/Feb/1979 · Time: 12:00 · Runtime: 31 min
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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.

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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.

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Season 1 · Series 1
6 episode(s) · Air date: 19/Sep/1975
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S1E6
The Germans
Air date: 24/Oct/1975 · Time: 12:00 · Runtime: 31 min
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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.

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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.

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John Cleese
John Cleese
Basil Fawlty
Prunella Scales
Prunella Scales
Sybil Fawlty
Connie Booth
Connie Booth
Polly Sherman
Andrew Sachs
Andrew Sachs
Manuel
Ballard Berkeley
Ballard Berkeley
Major Gowen
Brian Hall
Brian Hall
Terry the Chef
Gilly Flower
Gilly Flower
Miss Tibbs
Renee Roberts
Renee Roberts
Miss Gatsby
Michael Gwynn
Michael Gwynn
Lord Melbury
Diana King
Diana King
Mrs. Rachel Lloyd
David Kelly
David Kelly
O'Reilly
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Brenda Cowling
Sister
Norman Bird
Norman Bird
Mr. Arrad
Nicky Henson
Nicky Henson
Mr. Johnson
Bernard Cribbins
Bernard Cribbins
Mr. Hutchinson
Mavis Pugh
Mavis Pugh
Mrs. Chase
Una Stubbs
Una Stubbs
Alice
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Ann Way
Mrs. Hall

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Len Newson
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Cheryl Wright
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Jean McMillan
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Bob Spiers
Bob Spiers
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John Howard Davies
John Howard Davies
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Bill Harris
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Bob Rymer
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Susan Imrie
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Douglas Argent
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Dennis Wilson
Music
Connie Booth
Connie Booth
Writer
John Cleese
John Cleese
Writer

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