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 4 - The Hotel Inspectors

Fawlty Towers. Image shows from L to R: Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), Mr. Hutchinson (Bernard Cribbins), Miss Gatsby (Renee Roberts), Miss Tibbs (Gilly Flower). Copyright: BBC
When friends tip off the Fawltys that there are a group of hotel inspectors in town, Basil sets out to be as nice and amenable towards the guests as possible. However, one particularly demanding visitor pushes him over the edge...

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 10th October 1975
Time
9pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
29 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Monday 13th June 2011 10:00pm Gold
Tuesday 14th June 2011 12:00am Gold
Sunday 7th August 2011 1:20pm Gold
Sunday 7th August 2011 7:50pm Gold
Friday 7th October 2011 10:50pm Gold
Saturday 8th October 2011 9:50pm Gold
Monday 13th February 2012 8:00pm Gold
Monday 13th February 2012 10:45pm Gold
Sunday 4th March 2012 7:40pm Gold
Wednesday 18th April 2012 11:00pm Gold
Thursday 19th April 2012 8:20pm Gold
Monday 9th July 2012 9:45pm Gold
Tuesday 10th July 2012 12:35am Gold
Friday 2nd November 2012 9:00pm Gold
Saturday 3rd November 2012 12:15am Gold
Sunday 4th November 2012 6:00pm BBC2
Tuesday 20th November 2012 7:00pm BBC2 Wales
Saturday 23rd February 2013 10:50pm Gold
Sunday 24th February 2013 7:20pm Gold
Wednesday 19th June 2013 8:20pm Gold
Thursday 20th June 2013 5:50pm Gold
Saturday 17th August 2013 5:30pm Gold
Sunday 18th August 2013 4:00pm Gold
Tuesday 3rd September 2013 9:00pm Gold
Wednesday 4th September 2013 6:30pm Gold
Friday 7th February 2014 9:00pm Gold
Saturday 8th February 2014 6:55pm Gold
Thursday 25th September 2014 9:20pm Gold
Friday 26th September 2014 6:50pm Gold
Wednesday 5th November 2014 10:40pm Gold
Thursday 6th November 2014 8:00pm Gold
Friday 2nd January 2015 8:00pm Gold
Saturday 3rd January 2015 3:00pm Gold
Wednesday 14th January 2015 11:05pm Gold
Thursday 15th January 2015 8:25pm Gold
Friday 1st May 2015 8:55pm Gold
Saturday 2nd May 2015 1:25pm Gold
Tuesday 5th May 2015 9:20pm Gold
Wednesday 6th May 2015 5:00pm Gold
Thursday 10th September 2015 10:00pm Gold
Friday 11th September 2015 5:20pm Gold
Saturday 19th September 2015 3:40pm Gold
Sunday 20th September 2015 11:10am Gold
Wednesday 14th October 2015 11:25pm Gold
Thursday 15th October 2015 8:45pm Gold
Wednesday 2nd March 2016 8:00pm Gold
Thursday 3rd March 2016 1:20pm Gold
Friday 18th March 2016 9:20pm Gold
Monday 9th May 2016 9:45pm Gold
Monday 18th July 2016 8:40pm Gold
Tuesday 19th July 2016 8:00pm Gold
Thursday 11th August 2016 10:30pm Gold
Friday 12th August 2016 8:50pm Gold
Thursday 8th September 2016 9:15pm Gold
Tuesday 17th January 2017 9:30pm Gold
Wednesday 18th January 2017 12:40am Gold
Thursday 2nd March 2017 8:40pm Gold
Tuesday 21st March 2017 10:40pm Gold
Wednesday 22nd March 2017 1:55am Gold
Sunday 28th May 2017 7:40pm Gold
Thursday 13th July 2017 3:00pm Gold
Thursday 13th July 2017 7:40pm Gold
Thursday 7th September 2017 11:10pm Yesterday
Friday 8th September 2017 9:00pm Yesterday
Thursday 22nd February 2018 8:40pm Gold
Friday 23rd February 2018 2:40pm Gold
Saturday 17th March 2018 5:00pm Drama
Saturday 7th April 2018 7:45pm Dave
Thursday 17th January 2019 8:45pm Gold
Friday 18th January 2019 2:40pm Gold
Tuesday 26th March 2019 8:40pm Gold
Wednesday 27th March 2019 5:55pm Gold
Tuesday 15th October 2019 10:50pm Yesterday
Wednesday 16th October 2019 9:00pm Yesterday
Monday 11th November 2019 8:40pm Gold
Tuesday 12th November 2019 6:00pm Gold
Thursday 9th January 2020 9:40pm Gold
Friday 10th January 2020 12:45am Gold
Monday 5th April 2021 8:30pm BBC1
Tuesday 16th November 2021 8:45pm Gold
Wednesday 17th November 2021 3:20pm Gold
Thursday 3rd March 2022 8:20pm Gold
Friday 4th March 2022 3:20pm Gold
Sunday 15th May 2022 11:00pm 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
Bernard Cribbins Mr. Hutchinson
James Cossins Mr. Walt
Geoffrey Morris John
Peter Brett Brian
Writing team
John Cleese Writer
Connie Booth Writer
Production team
John Howard Davies Director
John Howard Davies Producer
Peter Kindred Production Designer
Dennis Wilson Composer

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