9.2/1017 votesLoading...#1 - Communication Problems
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 2/19/1979
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
Writer: Connie Booth, John Cleese
9.1/1019 votesLoading...#2 - The Germans
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/24/1975
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
Writer: Connie Booth, John Cleese
9.0/1019 votesLoading...#3 - The Psychiatrist
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 2/26/1979
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
8.9/1021 votesLoading...#4 - The Hotel Inspectors
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/1975
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
8.9/1017 votesLoading...#5 - The Kipper and the Corpse
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/12/1979
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
Writer: Connie Booth, John Cleese
8.9/1020 votesLoading...#6 - Basil the Rat
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/1979
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
Writer: Connie Booth, John Cleese
8.4/1019 votesLoading...#7 - Gourmet Night
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/1975
To bring the right type of crowd into the hotel Basil establishes a Gourmet Night.
Director: John Howard Davies
Writer: Connie Booth, John Cleese
8.3/1023 votesLoading...#8 - The Builders
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/1975
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
Writer: Connie Booth, John Cleese
8.3/1019 votesLoading...#9 - The Wedding Party
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/1975
Basil wants 'none of that' going on in his rooms and suspects some guests and Polly of carrying on.
Director: John Howard Davies
Writer: Connie Booth, John Cleese
8.3/1018 votesLoading...#10 - Waldorf Salad
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/5/1979
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
Writer: Connie Booth, John Cleese
8.2/1026 votesLoading...#11 - A Touch of Class
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/1975
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
Writer: Connie Booth, John Cleese
7.9/1018 votesLoading...#12 - The Anniversary
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 3/26/1979
Sybil leaves before Basil's surprise anniversary party and Basil spends the evening trying to convince their friends she's ill.
Director: Bob Spiers
Writer: Connie Booth, John Cleese
The Best Episodes of Fawlty Towers
Every episode of Fawlty Towers ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Fawlty Towers!
Owner Basil Fawlty, his wife Sybil, a chambermaid Polly, and Spanish waiter Manuel attempt to run their hotel amidst farcical situations and an array of...
Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC Two
Best Episodes Summary
"Communication Problems" is the best rated episode of "Fawlty Towers". It scored 9.2/10 based on 17 votes. Directed by Bob Spiers and written by Connie Booth, John Cleese, it aired on 2/19/1979. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Germans".