Fawlty Towers — Season 1
Don’t mention the war!
About this season
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 demanding guests.
Episodes (6)
1. A Touch of Class
8.2Aired 19 September 1975 • 30 min
A confidence trickster comes to stay at the hotel, just after Basil has taken an ad in a posh magazine to upgrade the clientele.
2. The Builders
8.2Aired 26 September 1975 • 28 min
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.
3. The Wedding Party
8.2Aired 3 October 1975 • 33 min
Basil wants 'none of that' going on in his rooms and suspects some guests and Polly of carrying on.
4. The Hotel Inspectors
8.7Aired 10 October 1975 • 29 min
Some inspectors are in town and Basil gets paranoid, so he alternately fawns over and offends his guests.
5. Gourmet Night
8.3Aired 17 October 1975 • 29 min
To bring the right type of crowd into the hotel Basil establishes a Gourmet Night.
6. The Germans
8.7Aired 24 October 1975 • 31 min
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.