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 6 - Basil The Rat
Notes
This episode was supposed to broadcast on Monday 2nd April 1979, but strike action lead to it being incomplete. When finally broadcast it was billed as Fawlty Towers Special.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 25th October 1979
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 34 minutes
Cast & crew
| 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 |
| John Quarmby | Mr Carnegie |
| David Neville | Ronald |
| Sabina Franklyn | Quentina |
| James Taylor | Mr Taylor |
| Melody Lang | Mrs Taylor |
| Stuart Sherwin | Guest |
| John Cleese | Writer |
| Connie Booth | Writer |
| Bob Spiers | Director |
| Douglas Argent | Producer |
| Howard Dell | Editor |
| Susan Imrie | Editor |
| Nigel Curzon | Production Designer |
| Dennis Wilson | Composer |
Press
John Cleese confirms death of John Quarmby
John Cleese, 79, said John Quarmby, who played the unimpressed health inspector in sitcom Fawlty Towers, had died at the age of 89.
Minnie Wright, The Daily Express, 5th April 2019This theory sits Fawlty Towers (BBC2) like a tea cosy over a tom cat. Here and there but hardly. Funny foreigners, awful wives? That great whoosh of laughter as Sybil Fawlty excused Manuel, the poor dago with all the phoney warmth of an electric log fire in her voice "He's from Barcelona." It was Fawlty's finest hour.
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian, 26th October 1979