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.
Fawlty Towers (Season 1)
A Touch of Class 8.2
Air date: 1975-09-19
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A confidence trickster comes to stay at the hotel, just after Basil has taken an ad in a posh magazine to upgrade the clientele.
The Builders 8.2
Air date: 1975-09-26
Runtime: 28 min
Overview: 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.
The Wedding Party 8.2
Air date: 1975-10-03
Runtime: 33 min
Overview: Basil wants 'none of that' going on in his rooms and suspects some guests and Polly of carrying on.
The Hotel Inspectors 8.7
Air date: 1975-10-10
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: Some inspectors are in town and Basil gets paranoid, so he alternately fawns over and offends his guests.
Gourmet Night 8.4
Air date: 1975-10-17
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: To bring the right type of crowd into the hotel Basil establishes a Gourmet Night.
The Germans 8.8
Air date: 1975-10-24
Runtime: 31 min
Overview: 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.
Seasons
Episodes 6
Episodes 6