Fawlty Towers is a British sitcom made by the BBC and first broadcast on BBC2 in 1975. Only twelve episodes were produced, but the series has had a lasting and powerful influence on later shows. The show is set in a fictional hotel Fawlty Towers in the Devon town of Torquay on the "English Riviera".
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02x06 Basil the Rat (a.k.a. Rats) Aired: Oct. 25, 1979Manuel has a pet: a Siberian Hamster; Basil, however, believes that the pet is not a hamster, but a rat, and orders Manuel to get rid of it before … [continue reading]
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- 02x06 Basil the R… (Oct. 25, 1979)
- 02x05 The Anniver… (Mar. 26, 1979)
- 02x04 The Kipper … (Mar. 12, 1979)
- 02x03 Waldorf Salad (Mar. 05, 1979)
- 02x02 The Psychia… (Feb. 26, 1979)
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Show's Cast / Crew
Directors
- John Howard Davies (6 episodes)
- Bob Spiers (6 episodes)
Writers
- Connie Booth (12 episodes)
- John Cleese (12 episodes)
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Series Fun Facts
- Sybil's distinctive laugh was based on Connie Booth's.
- As the series progressed, each episode's opening shot of the Fawlty Towers hotel sign shows rearranged and misplaced letters. Variations include: Watery Fowls (with a kid seen adjusting it),…
[show]As the series progressed, each episode's opening shot of the Fawlty Towers hotel sign shows rearranged and misplaced letters. Variations include: Watery Fowls (with a kid seen adjusting it), Farty Tower, Flay Otters, Fatty Owls, Warty Towels, Flowery Twats and Farty Towels.
[hide] - There are persistent rumors of a missing episode, which existed only in a rough-cut form, about a blackout in the hotel. This has been emphatically denied by cast, crew and writers however,…
[show]There are persistent rumors of a missing episode, which existed only in a rough-cut form, about a blackout in the hotel. This has been emphatically denied by cast, crew and writers however, and there is no supportive BBC documentation for filming/recording dates.
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