Fawlty Towers Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Fawlty Towers: Season 2 (1979)

• Season 2 Episode 6: Basil the Rat

  Manuel's pet rat escapes into the hotel just as a health inspector is about to pay a fact-finding visit, sending Basil off on a mad dash to track it down before disaster ensues. Madcap comedy, starring John Cleese, Prunella Scales and Andrew Sachs

• Season 2 Episode 5: The Anniversary

  Mischievous Basil pretends he has forgotten about his 15th wedding anniversary - but Sybil responds by walking out on him. With friends due to arrive for a celebratory party, the harassed hotelier is forced to take desperate steps to convince them all is well on the marital front. John Cleese, Prunella Scales and Connie Booth star

• Season 2 Episode 4: The Kipper and the Corpse

  The hotel is plunged into chaos by the death of a visitor who was served a mouldy kipper, leading to all manner of mayhem as Basil tries to conceal the corpse from the other guests. Classic comedy, guest starring Geoffrey Palmer, with John Cleese and Prunella Scales

• Season 2 Episode 3: Waldorf Salad

  A loud-mouthed, abrasive American comes to stay at the hotel and soon exposes Basil's ignorance of transatlantic cuisine - particularly Waldorf salad. Classic comedy, starring John Cleese, Prunella Scales and Andrew Sachs. Part of Stephen Fry Night

• Season 2 Episode 2: The Psychiatrist

  A psychiatrist checks in at the hotel and becomes intrigued by the behaviour of manic manager Basil, who is going to extraordinary lengths to convince fire-breathing wife Sybil that a male guest has smuggled a girl into his room. Classic comedy, with John Cleese and Prunella Scales

• Season 2 Episode 1: Communication Problems

  Basil's belief that guests are an obstacle to the smooth running of his hotel is borne out by the arrival of an aggressive and apparently deaf old woman (Joan Sanderson). Classic comedy, starring John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs and Connie Booth

Fawlty Towers: Season 1 (1975)

• Season 1 Episode 6: The Germans

  In one of the most memorable episodes, a party of German guests comes to stay and Basil resolves to ensure everyone is on their best behaviour. Regrettably, a nasty case of concussion sustained during a fire drill ensures his plans come crashing down. Starring John Cleanse, Prunella Scales and Andrew Sachs

• Season 1 Episode 5: Gourmet Night

  Basil decides to raise the hotel's reputation with an exclusive night of gourmet cuisine. His new chef has a cordon bleu rating and loves every type of dish - but he's particularly fond of the sauce. Classic comedy, written by and starring John Cleanse and Connie Booth

• Season 1 Episode 4: The Hotel Inspectors

  The rumour that hotel inspectors are in town brings out the grovelling worst in Basil as he tries to spot the undercover enemy without upsetting all the guests. Manic comedy, starring John Cleese, Prunella Scales and guest Bernard Cribbins

• Season 1 Episode 3: The Wedding Party

  Prudish Basil resorts to increasingly desperate measures to prevent an unmarried couple lowering moral standards at his hotel. But as his efforts to uncover something escalate in to new realms of ludicrousness, only one person looks the fool. Classic comedy, starring John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs and Connie Booth

• Season 1 Episode 2: The Builders

  Penny-pinching Basil goes behind wife Sybil's back to save a few quid on structural alterations to the hotel and hires an incompetent cowboy builder to do the job - an underhand tactic that ends up costing him dearly. Classic comedy, starring John Cleese and Prunella Scales

• Season 1 Episode 1: A Touch of Class

  In the first-ever episode of the classic sitcom, beleaguered and badgered Basil Fawlty tries to attract a better class of hotel clientele, but ends up being taken to the cleaners by the first seemingly upper-crust customer who checks in. Starring John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs and Connie Booth