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.
DirectorJohn Howard Davies
CreatorsConnie Booth, John Cleese
A Touch of Class
Sep 19, 1975
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
Sep 26, 1975
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
Oct 3, 1975
Basil wants 'none of that' going on in his rooms and suspects some guests and Polly of carrying on.
The Hotel Inspectors
Oct 10, 1975
Some inspectors are in town and Basil gets paranoid, so he alternately fawns over and offends his guests.
Gourmet Night
Oct 17, 1975
To bring the right type of crowd into the hotel Basil establishes a Gourmet Night.
The Germans
Oct 24, 1975
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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This is absolute comic perfection. You have Basil Fawlty, who is played immensely well. In _Waldorf Salad_, when he faces the prospect of unhappy guests, he lashes out in a tirade that makes for a much more appealing story rather than a mushy emotional sort. I could go on. The “don’t mention the war!” bit is going to be quoted for thousands of years, Basil the Rat makes for a legendary send-off and Mrs. Richards was another masterpiece in itself. How else would anyone want real life to be? Perfection. Never to Die. Never to be matched or surpassed. Fawlty Towers!
