![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. Image shows from L to R: Manuel (Andrew Sachs), Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), Sybil Fawlty (Prunella Scales), Polly (Connie Booth). Copyright: BBC](https://cdn.comedy.co.uk/images/library/comedies/300x200/f/fawlty_towers_quartet.jpg)
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 3 - The Wedding Party
![Fawlty Towers. Image shows from L to R: Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), Mrs. Peignoir (Yvonne Gilan). Copyright: BBC Fawlty Towers. Image shows from L to R: Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), Mrs. Peignoir (Yvonne Gilan). Copyright: BBC](https://cdn.comedy.co.uk/images/library/comedies/180x200_eps/f/fawlty_towers_episode_0103.jpg)
A group of guests arriving at the hotel in preparation for a nearby wedding raise Basil's anger levels when he mistakes them for swingers and sex addicts.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 3rd October 1975
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 33 minutes
Cast & crew
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 |
Yvonne Gilan | Mrs. Peignoir |
Conrad Phillips | Mr. Lloyd |
Diana King | Mrs. Lloyd |
Trevor Adams | Alan |
April Walker | Jean |
Jay Neill | Bar Guest |
John Cleese | Writer |
Connie Booth | Writer |
John Howard Davies | Director |
John Howard Davies | Producer |
Peter Kindred | Production Designer |
Dennis Wilson | Composer |
Press
Fawlty Towers guest star Conrad Phillips has died
Among his notable TV roles was as Mr Lloyd in the 1975 Wedding Party episode of Fawlty Towers, playing the father of a family that hotelier Basil (John Cleese) mistakenly believes to be a wife-swapping group involving maid Polly.
Nicola Agius, The Mirror, 14th January 2016