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

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 2 - The Builders

Fawlty Towers. Basil Fawlty (John Cleese). Copyright: BBC
Basil's drive to save money gets the better of him when he hires the lowest quoting builder, a cowboy by the name of O'Reilly, to refurbish the lobby, rather than Sybil's choice, the respected and trustworthy Mr Stubbs.

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 26th September 1975
Time
9pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
28 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Monday 6th June 2011 10:00pm Gold
Tuesday 7th June 2011 12:05am Gold
Saturday 20th August 2011 10:35pm Gold
Sunday 21st August 2011 8:35pm Gold
Friday 30th September 2011 10:40pm Gold
Saturday 1st October 2011 8:35pm Gold
Friday 10th February 2012 10:40pm Gold
Monday 16th April 2012 11:00pm Gold
Tuesday 17th April 2012 8:20pm Gold
Monday 2nd July 2012 9:40pm Gold
Tuesday 3rd July 2012 12:20am Gold
Sunday 21st October 2012 6:30pm BBC2
Friday 26th October 2012 9:40pm Gold
Saturday 27th October 2012 1:05am Gold
Friday 9th November 2012 7:30pm BBC2 Scot
Saturday 16th February 2013 9:50pm Gold
Sunday 17th February 2013 7:40pm Gold
Monday 13th May 2013 10:10pm Gold
Tuesday 14th May 2013 8:20pm Gold
Saturday 17th August 2013 6:50pm Gold
Saturday 17th August 2013 11:15pm Gold
Thursday 12th September 2013 9:00pm Gold
Friday 13th September 2013 7:00pm Gold
Wednesday 27th November 2013 7:40pm Gold
Thursday 28th November 2013 3:20pm Gold
Friday 31st January 2014 9:45pm Gold
Saturday 1st February 2014 6:50pm Gold
Thursday 23rd October 2014 9:20pm Gold
Friday 24th October 2014 6:00pm Gold
Tuesday 4th November 2014 10:40pm Gold
Wednesday 5th November 2014 8:00pm Gold
Friday 26th December 2014 9:40pm Gold
Saturday 27th December 2014 5:25pm Gold
Wednesday 7th January 2015 11:00pm Gold
Thursday 8th January 2015 8:20pm Gold
Tuesday 7th April 2015 9:20pm Gold
Friday 1st May 2015 7:30pm Gold
Saturday 2nd May 2015 12:00pm Gold
Tuesday 8th September 2015 10:00pm Gold
Wednesday 9th September 2015 5:20pm Gold
Saturday 19th September 2015 2:15pm Gold
Sunday 20th September 2015 9:40am Gold
Wednesday 7th October 2015 11:20pm Gold
Thursday 8th October 2015 8:45pm Gold
Monday 29th February 2016 8:40pm Gold
Tuesday 1st March 2016 2:00pm Gold
Friday 11th March 2016 9:20pm Gold
Monday 11th July 2016 8:40pm Gold
Tuesday 12th July 2016 8:00pm Gold
Tuesday 9th August 2016 10:25pm Gold
Wednesday 10th August 2016 9:00pm Gold
Tuesday 6th September 2016 9:15pm Gold
Tuesday 27th September 2016 9:15pm Gold
Tuesday 10th January 2017 9:20pm Gold
Tuesday 28th February 2017 10:50pm Gold
Tuesday 21st March 2017 10:00pm Gold
Wednesday 22nd March 2017 1:15am Gold
Monday 3rd July 2017 6:40pm Gold
Tuesday 11th July 2017 3:00pm Gold
Tuesday 11th July 2017 7:40pm Gold
Tuesday 5th September 2017 11:00pm Yesterday
Wednesday 6th September 2017 9:00pm Yesterday
Monday 19th February 2018 8:35pm Gold
Tuesday 20th February 2018 2:35pm Gold
Monday 9th April 2018 9:20pm Gold
Monday 14th January 2019 8:45pm Gold
Tuesday 15th January 2019 2:20pm Gold
Monday 18th March 2019 11:40pm Gold
Tuesday 19th March 2019 10:00pm Gold
Tuesday 8th October 2019 11:30pm Yesterday
Wednesday 9th October 2019 9:40pm Yesterday
Monday 4th November 2019 8:40pm Gold
Tuesday 5th November 2019 6:00pm Gold
Tuesday 7th January 2020 9:40pm Gold
Wednesday 8th January 2020 1:05am Gold
Monday 22nd March 2021 8:30pm BBC1
Monday 22nd March 2021 10:45pm BBC1 Wales
Monday 15th November 2021 8:40pm Gold
Tuesday 16th November 2021 3:20pm Gold
Tuesday 1st March 2022 9:20pm Gold
Sunday 15th May 2022 9:40pm Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
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
Guest cast
David Kelly O'Reilly
James Appleby Stubbs
George Lee Delivery Man
Michael Cronin Lurphy
Michael Halsey Jones
Barney Dorman Kerr
Writing team
John Cleese Writer
Connie Booth Writer
Production team
John Howard Davies Director
John Howard Davies Producer
Bob Rymer Editor
Peter Kindred Production Designer
Dennis Wilson Composer

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