The Best Episodes of Fawlty Towers

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9.3/10(3201 votes)
#1 - The Germans
S1:E610/24/1975
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.
Director:John Howard Davies
Writers:Connie Booth, John Cleese
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Director:John Howard Davies
Writers:Connie Booth, John Cleese
9.2/10(2628 votes)
#2 - Communication Problems
S2:E12/19/1979
A selectively deaf woman named Mrs Richards insists that she has had a large amount of money stolen at the hotel, and against Sybil's wishes Basil puts a fiver on Dragonfly.
Director:Bob Spiers
Writers:Connie Booth, John Cleese
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Director:Bob Spiers
Writers:Connie Booth, John Cleese
9.1/10(2492 votes)
#3 - The Psychiatrist
S2:E22/26/1979
A psychiatrist and his wife come to stay and Basil thinks Sybil is telling them all about his life.
Director:Bob Spiers
Writers:Connie Booth, John Cleese
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Director:Bob Spiers
Writers:Connie Booth, John Cleese
9.0/10(2345 votes)
#4 - The Kipper and the Corpse
S2:E43/12/1979
Unknown to Basil, a guest dies in the night and he tries to serve him breakfast anyway and an obnoxious woman insists on service for her dog.
Director:Bob Spiers
Writers:Connie Booth, John Cleese
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Director:Bob Spiers
Writers:Connie Booth, John Cleese
9.0/10(2342 votes)
#5 - Basil the Rat
S2:E610/25/1979
The health inspector is coming and Basil tells Manuel to get rid of his pet rat, which he later finds out is named Basil.
Director:Bob Spiers
Writers:Connie Booth, John Cleese
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Director:Bob Spiers
Writers:Connie Booth, John Cleese
8.8/10(2508 votes)
#6 - The Hotel Inspectors
S1:E410/10/1975
Some inspectors are in town and Basil gets paranoid, so he alternately fawns over and offends his guests.
Director:John Howard Davies
Writers:Connie Booth, John Cleese
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Director:John Howard Davies
Writers:Connie Booth, John Cleese

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8.7/10(2440 votes)
#7 - Gourmet Night
S1:E510/17/1975
To bring the right type of crowd into the hotel Basil establishes a Gourmet Night.
Director:John Howard Davies
Writers:Connie Booth, John Cleese
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Director:John Howard Davies
Writers:Connie Booth, John Cleese
8.4/10(2328 votes)
#8 - Waldorf Salad
S2:E33/5/1979
An American and his wife get unsatisfactory service at Fawlty Towers when he orders a Waldorf salad, after the kitchen has closed.
Director:Bob Spiers
Writers:Connie Booth, John Cleese
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Director:Bob Spiers
Writers:Connie Booth, John Cleese
8.4/10(2489 votes)
#9 - The Wedding Party
S1:E310/3/1975
Basil wants 'none of that' going on in his rooms and suspects some guests and Polly of carrying on.
Director:John Howard Davies
Writers:Connie Booth, John Cleese
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Director:John Howard Davies
Writers:Connie Booth, John Cleese
8.4/10(2672 votes)
#10 - The Builders
S1:E29/26/1975
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.
Director:John Howard Davies
Writers:Connie Booth, John Cleese
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Director:John Howard Davies
Writers:Connie Booth, John Cleese
8.4/10(2937 votes)
#11 - A Touch of Class
S1:E19/19/1975
A confidence trickster comes to stay at the hotel, just after Basil has taken an ad in a posh magazine to upgrade the clientele.
Director:John Howard Davies
Writers:Connie Booth, John Cleese
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Director:John Howard Davies
Writers:Connie Booth, John Cleese
8.3/10(3740 votes)
#12 - The Anniversary
S2:E53/26/1979
Sybil leaves before Basil's surprise anniversary party and Basil spends the evening trying to convince their friends she's ill.
Director:Bob Spiers
Writers:Connie Booth, John Cleese
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Director:Bob Spiers
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