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.
Video clips
Panic Stations!
Basil has finally managed to secure a duck for the gourmet night meal. What could possibly go wrong?
Un-broadcast Basil Fawlty intro
John Cleese recorded this special intro for an episode of Not The Nine O'Clock News in character as Basil Fawlty, but it was never actually broadcast.
Basil Fawlty .v. The Germans
One of the most famous British comedy scenes. Basil waits on some Germans in the Fawlty Towers restaurant.