Fawlty Towers Don’t mention the war!

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.

en
Comedy
Created By

John CleeseConnie Booth

First Aired on

Sep 19, 1975

2 seaons till Oct 25, 1979

Popularity: 17.091
730 votes
Networks
(GB)
Production

BBC (GB)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Basil the Rat

Seasons & episodes

Total 2 seasons, 12 episodes

Series 1

Aired

6 Episodes
  • Episode 1A Touch of Class30 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 2The Builders28 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 3The Wedding Party33 min

    Basil wants 'none of that' going on in his rooms and suspects some guests and Polly of carrying on.

  • Episode 4The Hotel Inspectors29 min

    Some inspectors are in town and Basil gets paranoid, so he alternately fawns over and offends his guests.

  • Episode 5Gourmet Night29 min

    To bring the right type of crowd into the hotel Basil establishes a Gourmet Night.