Fawlty Towers: The Complete Collection
BBC Two (1975)
TV Series  /  Comedy
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IMDB   8.8
374 mins UK / English
DVD  Region 4   M
John Cleese Basil Fawlty
Prunella Scales Sybil Fawlty
Andrew Sachs Manuel
Connie Booth Polly Sherman
Ballard Berkeley Major Gowen
Gilly Flower Miss Agatha Tibbs
Renee Roberts Miss Ursula Gatsby
Brian Hall Terry
Terence Conoley Mr. Johnston
Elizabeth Benson Mrs. Heath
George Lee Delivery Man
Bernard Cribbins Mr. Hutchinson
Michael Gwynn Lord Melbury
Andre Maranne André
Bruce Boa Mr. Harry Hamilton
Director
Bob Spiers
John Howard Davies
Producer John Howard Davies
Douglas Argent
Writer Connie Booth
John Cleese
Musician Dennis Wilson


This collection contains:
- Fawlty Towers: Season 1 (1975)
- Fawlty Towers: Season 2 (1979)
Episodes
Disc 01
 30 mins    19/09/1975  1.  S1E1: A Touch of Class
An confidence trickster comes to stay at the hotel, just after Basil has taken an ad in a posh magazine to upgrade the clientele.
Guest starring:  Michael Gwynn, Robin Ellis, Martin Wyldeck, Pat Symons
 30 mins    26/09/1975  2.  S1E2: The Builders
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.
Guest starring:  David KellyMichael Cronin, James Appleby
 30 mins    3/10/1975  3.  S1E3: The Wedding Party
Basil wants 'none of that' going on in his rooms and suspects some guests and Polly of carrying on.
Guest starring:  Trevor Adams, Yvonne Gilan
 30 mins    10/10/1975  4.  S1E4: The Hotel Inspectors
Some inspectors are in town and Basil gets paranoid, so he alternately fawns over and offends his guests.
Guest starring:  Bernard CribbinsJames Cossins
 30 mins    17/10/1975  5.  S1E5: Gourmet Night
To bring the right type of crowd into the hotel Basil establishes a Gourmet Night.
Guest starring:  André Maranne, Allan Cuthbertson, Ann Way, Steve Plytas
 30 mins    24/10/1975  6.  S1E6: The Germans
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.
Guest starring:  Brenda Cowling
Disc 02
 30 mins    19/02/1979  7.  S2E1: Communication Problems
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.
Guest starring:  Joan Sanderson
 30 mins    26/02/1979  8.  S2E2: The Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist and his wife come to stay and Basil thinks Sybil is telling them all about his life.
Guest starring:  Basil Henson,  Elspet GrayNicky Henson, Luan Peters
 30 mins    5/03/1979  9.  S2E3: Waldorf Salad
An American and his wife get unsatisfactory service at Fawlty Towers when he orders a Waldorf salad, after the kitchen has closed.
Guest starring:  Bruce Boa, Claire Nielson, Norman Bird, Stella Tanner
 30 mins    12/03/1979  10.  S2E4: The Kipper and the Corpse
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.
Guest starring:  Geoffrey Palmer, Derek Royle, Richard Davies, Elisabeth Benson, Mavis Pugh
 30 mins    26/03/1979  11.  S2E5: The Anniversary
Sybil leaves before Basil's surprise anniversary party and Basil spends the evening trying to convince their friends she's ill.
Guest starring:  Ken CampbellUna Stubbs, Pat Keen
 30 mins    25/10/1979  12.  S2E6: Basil the Rat
The health inspector is coming and Basil tells Manuel to get rid of his pet rat, which he later finds out is named Basil.
Guest starring:  John Quarmby
Edition Details
Series Fawlty Towers
Screen Ratio 1.33 (4:3)
Subtitles Dutch; French; German
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1
No. of Discs/Tapes 3
Personal Details
Purchase Date 15/05/2022
Links IMDB
TheTvDb.com

Features
Disc 03 Exclusive Commentaries by John Cleese
2009 Extended Interviews includes exclusive interview with Connie Booth
Interviews with John Cleese, Prunella Scales and Andrew Sachs
Series 1 directors commentary by John Howard Davies
Series 2 directors commentary by Bob Spiers
Artist profiles
Out takes
Torquay Tourist Guide (short documentary film)
Cheap tatty review