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Don’t mention the war!
Owner Basil Fawlty, his wife Sybil, a chambermaid Polly, and Spanish waiter Manuel attempt to run their hotel amidst farcical situations and an array of demanding guests.
John Cleese
BBC Two
12
30 min
A confidence trickster comes to stay at the hotel, just after Basil has taken an ad in a posh magazine to upgrade the clientele.
Sep 19, 1975
The Fawltys take a holiday and leave Polly and Manuel to run the place just as O'Reilly's builders come to redo the lobby.
Sep 26, 1975
Basil wants 'none of that' going on in his rooms and suspects some guests and Polly of carrying on.
Oct 3, 1975
Some inspectors are in town and Basil gets paranoid, so he alternately fawns over and offends his guests.
Oct 10, 1975
To bring the right type of crowd into the hotel Basil establishes a Gourmet Night.
Oct 17, 1975
Sybil goes into the hospital for toe surgery, leaving Basil to cope with a fire drill single-handed. After a couple of blows on the head, Basil tells some German guests where Germany went wrong in WWII.
Oct 24, 1975
Basil Fawlty
Sybil Fawlty
Polly Sherman
Manuel
Major Gowen
Terry the Chef
Miss Tibbs
Miss Gatsby
