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 2, Episode 4 - The Kipper And The Corpse

Fawlty Towers. Image shows from L to R: Mr Ingrams (Charles McKeown), Manuel (Andrew Sachs), Mr Leeman (Derek Royle), Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), Polly (Connie Booth). Copyright: BBC
Every hotelier's worst nightmare: a stiff in one of the rooms. Basil's initially concerned as to whether the late Mr Leeman had started his breakfast, but his mind soon turns to clearing the room as soon as possible.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 12th March 1979
Time
9pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
32 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Monday 4th July 2011 10:00pm Gold
Tuesday 5th July 2011 12:05am Gold
Saturday 6th August 2011 9:45pm Gold
Sunday 7th August 2011 8:25pm Gold
Friday 28th October 2011 10:00pm Gold
Saturday 29th October 2011 8:55pm Gold
Saturday 4th February 2012 11:45pm Gold
Sunday 5th February 2012 8:50pm Gold
Friday 17th February 2012 7:55pm Gold
Friday 17th February 2012 10:45pm Gold
Wednesday 25th April 2012 11:00pm Gold
Thursday 26th April 2012 8:20pm Gold
Monday 13th August 2012 9:45pm Gold
Tuesday 14th August 2012 12:35am Gold
Friday 23rd November 2012 9:45pm Gold
Saturday 24th November 2012 1:10am Gold
Sunday 2nd December 2012 6:30pm BBC2
Saturday 8th December 2012 6:25pm BBC2 Wales
Saturday 16th March 2013 9:00pm Gold
Sunday 17th March 2013 7:50pm Gold
Tuesday 18th June 2013 8:20pm Gold
Wednesday 19th June 2013 5:45pm Gold
Sunday 18th August 2013 7:35pm Gold
Sunday 18th August 2013 10:30pm Gold
Tuesday 17th September 2013 9:00pm Gold
Wednesday 18th September 2013 6:55pm Gold
Friday 21st February 2014 10:35pm Gold
Saturday 22nd February 2014 8:15pm Gold
Friday 14th November 2014 8:40pm Gold
Saturday 15th November 2014 8:15pm Gold
Tuesday 30th December 2014 9:40pm Gold
Wednesday 31st December 2014 5:25pm Gold
Saturday 17th January 2015 3:20pm Gold
Saturday 17th January 2015 9:15pm Gold
Wednesday 11th February 2015 11:00pm Gold
Thursday 12th February 2015 8:20pm Gold
Thursday 23rd April 2015 8:20pm Gold
Friday 8th May 2015 8:50pm Gold
Saturday 9th May 2015 3:05pm Gold
Wednesday 16th September 2015 10:00pm Gold
Thursday 17th September 2015 5:20pm Gold
Saturday 19th September 2015 8:20pm Gold
Sunday 20th September 2015 2:55pm Gold
Thursday 5th November 2015 8:00pm Gold
Thursday 5th November 2015 11:30pm Gold
Thursday 3rd March 2016 8:45pm Gold
Friday 4th March 2016 1:55pm Gold
Monday 30th May 2016 9:45pm Gold
Monday 1st August 2016 8:40pm Gold
Tuesday 2nd August 2016 8:00pm Gold
Tuesday 16th August 2016 10:15pm Gold
Wednesday 17th August 2016 8:50pm Gold
Tuesday 20th September 2016 9:20pm Gold
Tuesday 7th February 2017 10:00pm Gold
Sunday 12th February 2017 8:20pm Gold
Tuesday 14th March 2017 10:05pm Gold
Wednesday 15th March 2017 1:50am Gold
Monday 27th March 2017 8:40pm Gold
Tuesday 11th April 2017 10:10pm Gold
Wednesday 12th April 2017 7:40pm Gold
Thursday 20th July 2017 3:00pm Gold
Thursday 20th July 2017 7:40pm Gold
Wednesday 20th September 2017 11:20pm Yesterday
Thursday 21st September 2017 9:00pm Yesterday
Wednesday 1st November 2017 6:55pm Gold
Thursday 2nd November 2017 6:00pm Gold
Saturday 24th March 2018 5:45pm Drama
Friday 13th April 2018 9:40pm Dave
Saturday 14th April 2018 7:45pm Dave
Tuesday 15th January 2019 8:40pm Gold
Wednesday 16th January 2019 2:40pm Gold
Monday 15th April 2019 10:25pm Gold
Tuesday 16th April 2019 9:25pm Gold
Tuesday 29th October 2019 10:55pm Yesterday
Wednesday 30th October 2019 9:00pm Yesterday
Friday 17th January 2020 9:40pm Gold
Saturday 18th January 2020 1:35am Gold
Friday 31st July 2020 8:40pm Gold
Friday 31st July 2020 11:40pm Gold
Saturday 1st August 2020 1:15pm Gold
Saturday 1st August 2020 5:35pm Gold
Monday 24th May 2021 8:25pm BBC1
Friday 19th November 2021 8:45pm Gold
Saturday 20th November 2021 12:10pm Gold
Friday 11th March 2022 9:20pm Gold
Sunday 22nd May 2022 8:30pm Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
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
Guest cast
Geoffrey Palmer Dr Price
Mavis Pugh Mrs Chase
Richard Davies Mr White
Elizabeth Benson Mrs White
Derek Royle Mr Leeman
Robert McBain Mr Xerxes
Pamela Buchner Miss Young
Raymond Mason Mr Zebedee
Charles McKeown Mr Ingrams
Len Marten Guest
Writing team
John Cleese Writer
Connie Booth Writer
Production team
Bob Spiers Director
Douglas Argent Producer
Howard Dell Editor
Susan Imrie Editor
Dennis Wilson Composer
Nigel Curzon Production Designer

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