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.
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1975 - 1979
- Channel
- BBC 2
- Episodes
- 12 (2 series)
- Stars
- John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth, Ballard Berkeley, Brian Hall, Gilly Flower and Renee Roberts
- Writers
- John Cleese and Connie Booth
- Directors
- John Howard Davies and Bob Spiers
- Producers
- John Howard Davies and Douglas Argent
- Company
Fawlty Towers, a 22-room hotel located in Torquay, the centre of the 'English Riviera', is a den of mishap and disaster.
Basil Fawlty, owner and manager of the hotel, is a man of infinite capability in impoliteness, caustic intolerance and general rudeness toward the guests he views as an unwelcome imposition. His wife, Sybil, is of a more practical demeanour, but seems to have an immunity to work. The running of the hotel is thus often left to waitress, maid, and all-round help Polly. Meanwhilse, Spanish waiter and porter Manuel is still struggling with English.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Multi-camera
- Picture
- Colour
Website links
- Hotel Gleneagles
The hotel that inspired Fawlty Towers is now part of the Best Western franchise. - BBC Comedy Guide
A guide to Fawlty Towers on the BBC website. - The Fawlty Towers Guide
A website featuring character and episode guides. - IMDb
- Wikipedia
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Friday 19th September 1975 at 9pm on BBC Two
- Most recent repeats
-
- Sunday 29th May 2022 at 9:40pm on U&Gold - Series 2, Episode 6
- Sunday 29th May 2022 at 9:00pm on U&Gold - Series 2, Episode 5
- Sunday 29th May 2022 at 8:15pm on U&Gold - Series 2, Episode 2
Recording details
- BBC Television Centre - Studio
- Bourne End (Buckinghamshire) - Town scenes
- Wooburn Grange Country Club - Hotel exteriors (Link)