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 2, Episode 6 - Basil The Rat
Fawlty Towers. Mr Carnegie (John Quarmby). Copyright: BBC
A public health inspector's visit leaves Basil with a long list of improvements to make to the hotel, but when he discovers that Manuel has been keeping a pet rat for the past year, things go from bad to worse!
Notes
This episode was supposed to broadcast on Monday 2nd April 1979, but strike action lead to it being incomplete. When finally broadcast it was billed as Fawlty Towers Special.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 25th October 1979
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 34 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 5th July 2011 | 10:00pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 6th July 2011 | 12:00am | Gold |
| Monday 18th July 2011 | 10:00pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 19th July 2011 | 12:00am | Gold |
| Saturday 13th August 2011 | 10:55pm | Gold |
| Sunday 14th August 2011 | 8:50pm | Dave |
| Thursday 16th February 2012 | 10:40pm | Gold |
| Friday 17th February 2012 | 9:15pm | Gold |
| Thursday 26th April 2012 | 11:00pm | Gold |
| Friday 27th April 2012 | 8:15pm | Gold |
| Monday 20th August 2012 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 21st August 2012 | 12:25am | Gold |
| Friday 30th November 2012 | 8:55pm | Gold |
| Saturday 1st December 2012 | 12:20am | Gold |
| Sunday 6th January 2013 | 6:30pm | BBC2 Scot |
| Sunday 6th January 2013 | 7:30pm | BBC2 |
| Saturday 16th March 2013 | 9:45pm | Gold |
| Sunday 17th March 2013 | 8:35pm | Gold |
| Monday 20th May 2013 | 10:10pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 21st May 2013 | 8:15pm | Gold |
| Sunday 18th August 2013 | 8:20pm | Gold |
| Sunday 18th August 2013 | 11:15pm | Gold |
| Sunday 18th August 2013 | 11:15pm | Gold |
| Thursday 19th September 2013 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Friday 20th September 2013 | 6:55pm | Gold |
| Saturday 4th January 2014 | 8:10pm | Gold |
| Friday 14th February 2014 | 10:20pm | Gold |
| Thursday 20th November 2014 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Friday 21st November 2014 | 7:20pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 31st December 2014 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Thursday 1st January 2015 | 5:10pm | Gold |
| Sunday 18th January 2015 | 3:20pm | Gold |
| Sunday 18th January 2015 | 9:25pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 18th February 2015 | 11:00pm | Gold |
| Thursday 19th February 2015 | 8:15pm | Gold |
| Friday 8th May 2015 | 10:15pm | Gold |
| Saturday 9th May 2015 | 3:50pm | Gold |
| Saturday 4th July 2015 | 12:05pm | Gold |
| Saturday 4th July 2015 | 7:05pm | Gold |
| Friday 18th September 2015 | 10:00pm | Gold |
| Saturday 19th September 2015 | 5:05pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 4th November 2015 | 10:40pm | Gold |
| Thursday 5th November 2015 | 8:40pm | Gold |
| Friday 4th March 2016 | 8:50pm | Gold |
| Saturday 5th March 2016 | 2:05pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 5th April 2016 | 9:05pm | Gold |
| Monday 6th June 2016 | 9:45pm | Gold |
| Thursday 18th August 2016 | 10:25pm | Gold |
| Friday 19th August 2016 | 10:15pm | Gold |
| Sunday 4th December 2016 | 7:30pm | Gold |
| Thursday 5th January 2017 | 7:40pm | Gold |
| Thursday 5th January 2017 | 11:45pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 28th February 2017 | 10:00pm | Gold |
| Friday 17th March 2017 | 6:10pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 28th March 2017 | 10:40pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 29th March 2017 | 1:45am | Gold |
| Friday 21st July 2017 | 3:00pm | Gold |
| Friday 21st July 2017 | 7:40pm | Gold |
| Thursday 21st September 2017 | 11:10pm | Yesterday |
| Friday 22nd September 2017 | 9:00pm | Yesterday |
| Thursday 19th October 2017 | 7:00pm | Gold |
| Friday 20th October 2017 | 12:55pm | Gold |
| Thursday 22nd February 2018 | 8:00pm | Gold |
| Friday 23rd February 2018 | 1:55pm | Gold |
| Sunday 6th May 2018 | 8:20pm | Gold |
| Monday 7th May 2018 | 5:20pm | Gold |
| Saturday 26th May 2018 | 2:15pm | Gold |
| Saturday 26th May 2018 | 8:40pm | Gold |
| Thursday 17th January 2019 | 8:00pm | Gold |
| Friday 18th January 2019 | 7:15pm | Gold |
| Friday 19th April 2019 | 5:00pm | Gold |
| Friday 19th April 2019 | 11:10pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 23rd April 2019 | 11:00pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 24th April 2019 | 3:35pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 30th October 2019 | 12:20am | Yesterday |
| Wednesday 30th October 2019 | 10:20pm | Yesterday |
| Tuesday 21st January 2020 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 22nd January 2020 | 1:10am | Gold |
| Tuesday 4th August 2020 | 8:35pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 4th August 2020 | 11:15pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 5th August 2020 | 2:35pm | Gold |
| Monday 7th June 2021 | 8:25pm | BBC1 |
| Tuesday 8th June 2021 | 10:00pm | BBC2 Wales |
| Monday 22nd November 2021 | 8:45pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 23rd November 2021 | 3:15pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 15th March 2022 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 16th March 2022 | 3:20pm | Gold |
| Sunday 29th May 2022 | 9:40pm | Gold |
Cast & crew
| John Cleese | Basil Fawlty |
| Prunella Scales | Sybil Fawlty |
| Andrew Sachs | Manuel |
| Connie Booth | Polly |
| Ballard Berkeley | Major Gowen |
| Brian Hall | Terry |
| Gilly Flower | Miss Tibbs |
| Renee Roberts | Miss Gatsby |
| John Quarmby | Mr Carnegie |
| David Neville | Ronald |
| Sabina Franklyn | Quentina |
| James Taylor | Mr Taylor |
| Melody Lang | Mrs Taylor |
| Stuart Sherwin | Guest |
| John Cleese | Writer |
| Connie Booth | Writer |
| Bob Spiers | Director |
| Douglas Argent | Producer |
| Howard Dell | Editor |
| Susan Imrie | Editor |
| Dennis Wilson | Composer |
| Nigel Curzon | Production Designer |
Press
John Cleese confirms death of John Quarmby
John Cleese, 79, said John Quarmby, who played the unimpressed health inspector in sitcom Fawlty Towers, had died at the age of 89.
Minnie Wright, The Daily Express, 5th April 2019