Episodes (6)

A Touch of Class
S01E01 · A Touch of Class

Sep 19, 1975

Basil is delighted when a member of the aristocracy chooses to stay at the Fawlty Towers, snubbing the normal guests who frequent the hotel. What Basil does not know, however, is that the man is not a Lord but a confidence trickster who attempts to steal his collection of rare coins. As Basil's desperation to keep such an 'upstanding' guest increases, he becomes increasingly tolerant towards the man's behavior, only to have the guest arrested in a police raid on the hotel.

The Builders
S01E02 · The Builders

Sep 26, 1975

Over his wife's objections, Basil hires his usual firm of incompetents (O'Reilly's) to do some carpentry work in the hotel lobby. With both Basil and Sybil out for the afternoon, they leave Polly in charge. She decides to have a nap, leaving the English-challenged Manuel in charge. When Basil returns, he finds a solid wall where once stood doors to the dining room and still no door to the kitchen per his work order. Sybil takes an I-told-you-so attitude and insists he hire a qualified builder to fix the mess, but Basil decides to get O'Reilly back to right the wrong, ...

The Wedding Party
S01E03 · The Wedding Party

Oct 03, 1975

Basil Fawlty's puritanical streak comes out when a young couple he suspects of not being married tries to book a double room. He's ready to give them rooms on separate floors until Sybil steps in. It turns out that the couple know Polly but when he sees her coming out of their room - she was trying on a dress her friend had brought her for the wedding they would be attending - Basil begins to think everyone has gone mad. All that's left is for another guest, Mrs. Peignoir, to get tipsy and make a pass at him. For Manuel, it's his birthday and a night of celebrating ...

The Hotel Inspectors
S01E04 · The Hotel Inspectors

Oct 10, 1975

Basil Fawlty goes on the alert when he hears there are hotel inspectors in the area.

Gourmet Night
S01E05 · Gourmet Night

Oct 17, 1975

The Fawltys are very pleased with their new chef, Kurt. He was recommended to them by their friend André who runs a nice restaurant in town. All in all, he's working out quite well and they decide to have a gourmet evening on Thursdays to try and promote, in Basil's eye at any rate, a better class of clientèle. Kurt gets along well with everyone and seems to have a particular interest in Manuel. When the big day finally arrives, they find themselves with only four guests booked for the dining room - which Sybil puts down to Basil's advert in the local paper saying 'no...

The Germans
S01E06 · The Germans

Oct 24, 1975

A moose head to be hung, a fire drill to be conducted, and German guests are all a bit much for Basil to handle while Sybil's in hospital.

About

Fawlty Towers Season 1 (1975) is released on Sep 19, 1975 and the latest season 2 of Fawlty Towers is released in 1979. Watch Fawlty Towers online - the Spanish Comedy TV series from United Kingdom. Fawlty Towers is directed by Bob Spiers,John Howard Davies and created by Connie Booth with John Cleese and Prunella Scales. Fawlty Towers is available online on BritBox and BritBox Amazon Channel.

Inept and manic English hotel owner and manager, Basil Fawlty, isn't cut out for his job. He's intolerant, rude and paranoid. All hell frequently breaks loose as Basil tries to run the hotel, constantly under verbal attack (and sometime physical) from his unhelpful wife Sybil, and hindered by the incompetent, but easy target, Manuel, their Spanish waiter.

As know as:

Hotel Fawlty, Hotel op stelten, Отель «Фолти Тауэрс», Ena trelo, trelo xenodoheio, Хотел Фоулти Тауърс

Countries:

United Kingdom

Language:

Spanish, English

Stream Service:

BBC

Production Companies:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Reviews

Rick Vanderknyff
Los Angeles Times
To watch "Fawlty Towers" is to cringe and laugh at the same time.
by rottentomatoes, Jul 19, 2018
Clifford Terry
Chicago Tribune
Although the farce does get a bit out of hand sometimes, Cleese, the master of mugging, is always ready to follow it up with still-another hilarious exercise in outrageousness.
by rottentomatoes, Jul 19, 2018
Sam Kitchener
Independent (UK)
[Fawlty Towers] is the most acutely observed; the most formally accomplished and has the most virtuoso performances.
by rottentomatoes, Jul 19, 2018

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