8.4/102,663 votes#1 - 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
8.4/102,431 votes#2 - 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
8.4/102,278 votes#3 - 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
8.8/102,299 votes#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
8.7/102,232 votes#5 - 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
9.3/102,949 votes#6 - 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
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
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"A Touch of Class" is the best rated episode of "Fawlty Towers" season 1. It scored 8.4/10 based on 2663 votes. Directed by John Howard Davies and written by Connie Booth, John Cleese, it aired on 9/19/1975. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Builders".