Fawlty Towers facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Fawlty Towers |
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Cast of Fawlty Towers, left to right: (front) Prunella Scales, Connie Booth, and Andrew Sachs; (back) John Cleese
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| Created by | John Cleese Connie Booth |
| Starring | John Cleese Prunella Scales Andrew Sachs Connie Booth |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30-35 minutes |
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| Original network | BBC |
| Original release | 19 September 1975 – 25 October 1979 |
Fawlty Towers is a very popular British television sitcom. A sitcom is a funny show about everyday situations. It was shown by the BBC in two parts, one in 1975 and another in 1979. Only twelve episodes were ever made. Even so, the show is still very popular with people today. Fawlty Towers has even inspired other comedy shows.
The show takes place in a hotel in the coastal Devon town of Torquay.
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Meet the Main Characters
The hotel is owned by Basil Fawlty (played by John Cleese). His wife, Sybil (Prunella Scales), also helps run the hotel.
They get help from Polly, a young British maid (Connie Booth). Manuel, a clumsy waiter from Barcelona in Spain, is also part of the team (Andrew Sachs).
In later episodes, starting from the second series, a chef named Terry (Brian Hall) joins the staff.
Basil is often rude and gets angry easily. He was a soldier in the Korean War. He and Sybil have been married for fifteen years, but they often argue. Polly is good at painting, and her artwork sometimes appears in the hotel lobby. Manuel speaks only a little English, which leads to many funny mistakes. When Manuel messes up, Basil often tells guests, "I'm so sorry, he's from Barcelona."
Other Hotel Guests
The Major (Ballard Berkeley) is a regular guest at the hotel. He is old and tends to forget things. Miss Tibbs (Gilly Flower) and Miss Gatsby (Renee Roberts) are also regular guests. They are elderly and easily shocked by events.
All the Fawlty Towers Episodes
There were only twelve episodes of Fawlty Towers ever created.
The first six episodes were made in 1975. The last six were made in 1979. Fawlty Towers still has many fans today. Many people think it is one of the best comedy series the BBC has ever made. In 2004, it was voted 5th in a British poll for "Britain's Best Sitcom."
The episodes are listed below in the order they were first shown:
Season One Episodes
- A Touch of Class (19 September 1975)
- The Builders (26 September 1975)
- The Wedding Party (3 October 1975)
- The Hotel Inspectors (10 October 1975)
- Gourmet Night (17 October 1975)
- The Germans (24 October 1975)
Season Two Episodes
- Communication Problems (19 February 1979)
- The Psychiatrist (26 February 1979)
- Waldorf Salad (5 March 1979)
- The Kipper and the Corpse (12 March 1979)
- The Anniversary (26 March 1979)
- Basil the Rat (25 October 1979)
Images for kids
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The Gleneagles Hotel, Torquay in 2009. The real-life hotel and its owner inspired John Cleese to create Fawlty Towers.
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Cast of Fawlty Towers, left to right: (front) Prunella Scales (Sybil Fawlty), Connie Booth (Polly) and Andrew Sachs (Manuel); (back) John Cleese (Basil Fawlty)
See also
In Spanish: Fawlty Towers para niños
