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The Best Episodes of Fawlty Towers Season 1

Every episode of Fawlty Towers Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Fawlty Towers Season 1!

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
Episodes
6
Avg. Rating
8.7
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S3
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E1
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8.4
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  • The Germans
    9.3/10(2,983)
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    #1 - 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

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  • The Hotel Inspectors
    8.8/10(2,327)
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    #2 - 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

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  • Gourmet Night
    8.7/10(2,259)
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    #3 - 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

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  • A Touch of Class
    8.4/10(2,693)
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    #4 - 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

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  • The Builders
    8.4/10(2,457)
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    #5 - 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

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  • The Wedding Party
    8.4/10(2,306)
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    #6 - 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

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Germans" is the best rated episode of "Fawlty Towers" season 1. It scored 9.3/10 based on 2983 votes. Directed by John Howard Davies and written by Connie Booth, John Cleese, it aired on 10/24/1975. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "The Hotel Inspectors".