Fawlty Towers. Image shows from L to R: Manuel (Andrew Sachs), Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), Sybil Fawlty (Prunella Scales), Polly (Connie Booth). Copyright: BBC
Fawlty Towers
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 1975 - 1979
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Comedy about a hotel and its owner, a man of infinite rudeness with a rabid dislike of almost all guests. Stars John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth, Ballard Berkeley and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 6 - The Germans
Fawlty Towers. Image shows from L to R: Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), Major Gowen (Ballard Berkeley). Copyright: BBC
Sybil's in hospital, receiving treatment for an ingrowing toenail. Basil's left at the hotel to carry out a fire alarm test and oversee a group of German guests. What could possibly go wrong?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 24th October 1975
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 31 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 29th December 2010 | 9:40pm | Dave |
| Monday 20th June 2011 | 10:00pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 21st June 2011 | 12:10am | Gold |
| Saturday 13th August 2011 | 11:40pm | Gold |
| Sunday 14th August 2011 | 9:35pm | Dave |
| Monday 15th August 2011 | 10:00pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 16th August 2011 | 12:00am | Gold |
| Tuesday 14th February 2012 | 10:40pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 15th February 2012 | 1:45am | Gold |
| Friday 27th April 2012 | 11:00pm | Gold |
| Saturday 28th April 2012 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Monday 16th July 2012 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 17th July 2012 | 12:25am | Gold |
| Friday 9th November 2012 | 9:50pm | Gold |
| Saturday 10th November 2012 | 1:40am | Gold |
| Sunday 20th January 2013 | 6:30pm | BBC2 Scot |
| Sunday 20th January 2013 | 7:30pm | BBC2 |
| Saturday 23rd March 2013 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Sunday 24th March 2013 | 7:55pm | Gold |
| Friday 28th June 2013 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Saturday 29th June 2013 | 12:25am | Gold |
| Saturday 17th August 2013 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Saturday 17th August 2013 | 11:55pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 11th September 2013 | 12:05am | Gold |
| Wednesday 11th September 2013 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Monday 25th November 2013 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 26th November 2013 | 1:50am | Gold |
| Friday 7th February 2014 | 10:20pm | Gold |
| Friday 14th February 2014 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Sunday 20th July 2014 | 10:05pm | Gold |
| Monday 21st July 2014 | 12:50am | Gold |
| Sunday 9th November 2014 | 10:20pm | Gold |
| Monday 10th November 2014 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 31st December 2014 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 21st January 2015 | 1:10am | Gold |
| Wednesday 21st January 2015 | 11:00pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 21st April 2015 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Friday 1st May 2015 | 12:20am | Gold |
| Friday 1st May 2015 | 10:15pm | Gold |
| Saturday 12th September 2015 | 10:00pm | Gold |
| Saturday 19th September 2015 | 12:35am | Gold |
| Saturday 19th September 2015 | 9:05pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 4th November 2015 | 11:25pm | Gold |
| Thursday 5th November 2015 | 9:25pm | Gold |
| Monday 29th February 2016 | 11:20pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 1st March 2016 | 9:25pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 19th April 2016 | 9:15pm | Gold |
| Monday 16th May 2016 | 9:45pm | Gold |
| Monday 15th August 2016 | 10:20pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 13th September 2016 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 24th January 2017 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 25th January 2017 | 1:20am | Gold |
| Tuesday 7th March 2017 | 7:20pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 7th March 2017 | 10:50pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 22nd March 2017 | 7:20pm | Gold |
| Friday 31st March 2017 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 12th September 2017 | 11:00pm | Yesterday |
| Wednesday 13th September 2017 | 9:00pm | Yesterday |
| Wednesday 31st January 2018 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Monday 9th April 2018 | 10:00pm | Gold |
| Friday 1st June 2018 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Friday 15th June 2018 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Saturday 16th June 2018 | 2:30am | Gold |
| Monday 1st April 2019 | 11:20pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 2nd April 2019 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 16th October 2019 | 12:10am | Yesterday |
| Wednesday 16th October 2019 | 10:20pm | Yesterday |
| Sunday 24th November 2019 | 11:20pm | Gold |
| Monday 25th November 2019 | 9:15pm | Gold |
| Monday 13th January 2020 | 9:35pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 14th January 2020 | 12:50am | Gold |
| Monday 19th April 2021 | 8:30pm | BBC1 |
| Monday 26th April 2021 | 8:30pm | BBC1 |
| Wednesday 17th November 2021 | 8:40pm | Gold |
| Thursday 18th November 2021 | 3:20pm | Gold |
| Monday 7th March 2022 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 8th March 2022 | 3:20pm | Gold |
| Sunday 22nd May 2022 | 7:05pm | Gold |
Cast & crew
| John Cleese | Basil Fawlty |
| Prunella Scales | Sybil Fawlty |
| Andrew Sachs | Manuel |
| Connie Booth | Polly |
| Ballard Berkeley | Major Gowen |
| Gilly Flower | Miss Tibbs |
| Renee Roberts | Miss Gatsby |
| Claire Davenport | Mrs. Wilson |
| Brenda Cowling | Sister |
| Louis Mahoney | Doctor |
| John Lawrence | Mr. Sharp |
| Iris Fry | Mrs. Sharp |
| Willy Bowman | German Guest |
| Nick Kane | German Guest |
| Lisa Bergmayr | German Guest |
| Dan Gillan | German Guest |
| John Cleese | Writer |
| Connie Booth | Writer |
| John Howard Davies | Director |
| John Howard Davies | Producer |
| Bob Rymer | Editor |
| Peter Kindred | Production Designer |
| Dennis Wilson | Composer |
Video
Basil Fawlty .v. The Germans
One of the most famous British comedy scenes. Basil waits on some Germans in the Fawlty Towers restaurant.
Featuring: John Cleese (Basil Fawlty), Connie Booth (Polly), Willy Bowman (German Guest), Nick Kane (German Guest), Lisa Bergmayr (German Guest) & Dan Gillan (German Guest).
Press
Even Fawlty Towers is being erased in crazed witch-hunt
We need a massive pushback against the paternalistic culture of woke censorship and cultural control. Defend Fawlty Towers, by all means, but let's also initiate a genuine democratic resistance to the wokeness, identitarianism and middle-class paternalism that are doing so much harm to public life.
Brendan O'Neill, Spiked, 12th June 2020Fawlty episode featuring N-word released on Britbox
In 2013 the BBC removed all racial language from its broadcast - but a Fawlty Towers episode featuring the N-word has been released by the BBC on its streaming service.
Jerry Lawton, Daily Star, 9th December 2019