The Best Episodes of Fawlty Towers

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

Writer: Connie Booth, John Cleese

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

Writer: Connie Booth, John Cleese

A psychiatrist and his wife come to stay and Basil thinks Sybil is telling them all about his life.

Director: Bob Spiers

Writer: Connie Booth, John Cleese

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

Writer: Connie Booth, John Cleese

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

Writer: Connie Booth, John Cleese

Some inspectors are in town and Basil gets paranoid, so he alternately fawns over and offends his guests.

Director: John Howard Davies

Writer: Connie Booth, John Cleese

To bring the right type of crowd into the hotel Basil establishes a Gourmet Night.

Director: John Howard Davies

Writer: Connie Booth, John Cleese

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

Writer: Connie Booth, John Cleese

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

Writer: Connie Booth, John Cleese

Basil wants 'none of that' going on in his rooms and suspects some guests and Polly of carrying on.

Director: John Howard Davies

Writer: Connie Booth, John Cleese

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

Writer: Connie Booth, John Cleese

Sybil leaves before Basil's surprise anniversary party and Basil spends the evening trying to convince their friends she's ill.

Director: Bob Spiers

Writer: Connie Booth, John Cleese