John cleese, prunella scales, andrew sachs, connie booth. Together they run their hotel, fawlty towers, with a little help from the unflappable polly connie booth, and hardly any help at all from manuel andrew sachs, the trainee waiter. The psychiatrist always have a soft spot for this one. Andrew sachs suffered burns on set of fawlty towers telegraph. Fawlty towers first series was broadcast between september and october 1975 to a lukewarm reception from critics. Oct 15, 2009 fawlty towers s1e4 the hotel inspectors falicni pansion hotelski inspektori duration. Although it was both produced and directed by the same man in the first season, the second season had the jobs handed off to two different individuals. The show was ranked first on a list of the 100 greatest british television programmes drawn up by the british film institute in 2000, and in 2019 it was named the greatest ever british tv sitcom by a panel of comedy experts. A party of germans and a fire drill turn fawlty towers upside down. While sybil prunella scales is in hospital with an ingrown toenail, basil john cleese is left to oversee operations at the fawlty towers by himself.
The fire drill scene from fawlty towers episode the. Stubbs in the buildersrobert arnold as arthur in the anniversaryelizabeth benson is mrs. Fawlty towers is a british television sitcom broadcast on bbc2 in 1975 and 1979. A touch of class his pretentious snobbery leads basil to encourage a somewhat classier clientele to fawlty towers rather than the riffraff we normally get in here.
Cleese and his cast of cohorts are masters when it comes to delivering. To celebrate fawlty towers 40th anniversary we have ranked all the episodes from the bbc2, john cleese classic from good to even better. This is one of the few episodes where basil doesnt really do anything wrong but still ends up losing. This video was an easter egg on the fawlty towers dvd. With john cleese, prunella scales, andrew sachs, connie booth. The names of the regular cast members link to the pages for the actor and for the fawlty towers character trevor adams as alan in the wedding party. The next morning, the hotel is to conduct a routine fire drill, when an actual fire.
The first season was directed by john howard davies, the second by bob spiers. His biggest headache is a nest of vipers his nagging wife sibyl prunella scales. Basil decides to stage a fire drill, which goes well enough until manuel andrew sachs happens to start a real fire in the kitchen. After another call from sybil, basil prepares to start the fire drill, but ends up creating confusion with the guests between the fire alarm and the security. Classic sitcom about a torquay hotel run by disasterprone basil fawlty.
The audience response, however, was far more positive. In a field with many top contenders, fawlty towers remains my favourite of all britcoms situation comedies originating on british television. All the characters from the regulars to the guest stars fawlty goods. Oct 17, 2018 the germans episode 6 october 17, 2018 november 7, 2018 admin series 1 the germans was the final episode of fawlty towers first season and sees both basil and sybil hospitalised before a group of european visitors arrive at the hotel. Series 1 1975 fawlty towers first series was broadcast between september and october 1975 to a lukewarm reception from critics. Episodes include the germans, the builders, and gourmet night episode guide. Fawlty towers has a cult following decades after the originals aired.
Jun 04, 2010 carnage reigns supreme as the hotel has a fire and basil tries to evacuate the the guests. This leads to confusion and calamity and a real fire. John cleese reminds me so much of the three stooges in their heyday. The germans series 1, episode 6 air date 24 october. It had the original title, but fawlty was a woman played by bea arthur. The names of the regular cast members link to the pages for the actor and for the fawlty towers character. The germans fawlty towers wiki fandom powered by wikia. British comedy classics the hilarious fire drill at fawlty towers.
Fawlty towers s02e02 the psychiatrist by arnette pozo. John cleese reveals more about the classic bbc comedy series fawlty towers i. There was also an earlier attempt by abc to remake the show, in which fawlty was a woman played by bea arthur. Fawlty towers episode guides fawlty towers the classic. A look at the building used as the hotel in fawlty towers after it was damaged by a fire. The scene with major and the talking moose is hilarious as is the fire bellfire drill confusion.
The existence or otherwise of a thirteenth episode of fawlty towers is a mystery which is right up there with whether man really strolled on the moon or whether princess diana was bumped off by dark forces within the british establishment. The germans is the sixth episode of the bbc sitcom fawlty towers. Find out where fawlty towers is streaming, if fawlty towers is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. This is a list of episodes for the british sitcom fawlty towers, written by john cleese and connie booth, which was broadcast on bbc 2 from 19 september 1975 to 25 october 1979. John cleese on the germans and fire drill fawlty towers. What basil does not know, however, is that the man is not a lord but a confidence trickster who attempts to steal his collection of rare coins.
The germans was the clear winner for the title of most favourite fawlty towers episode as voted by visitors to this site. The scene with major and the talking moose is hilarious as is the fire bell fire drill confusion. The germans is probably the most wellknown episode of the fawlty towers series. Watch fawlty towers online full episodes all seasons. A moose head to be hung, a fire drill to be conducted, and. Each and every scene in season 1 is so well timed comically that it is hard to believe that only two people wrote the entire series. Watch more high quality videos on the new bbc worldwide youtube ch.
The show was written by john cleese and connie booth, who both also starred in the show. Summary sybil is in the hospital getting an ingrown toenail removed, so basil is on his own. Fawlty towers series and episodes list british comedy guide. The show was ranked first on a list of the 100 greatest british television programmes drawn up by the british film institute in 2000, and in 2019 it was named the greatest ever. Basil is a much putupon, hardworking hotel manager whose life is plagued by dead guests, hotel inspectors and riffraff.
Fawlty towers is a 12 episode british comedy starring john cleese of monty python fame and his thenwife connie booth, which lasted for two seasons. The infmaous fire drill episode of fawlty towers had you in stitches. The germans series one, episode six first shown 24 october 1975. Fawlty towers season 1 episode 6 the germans youtube.
Fawlty towers is one of the most beloved shows ever and is a school book example of how great comedy should be made. John had to hit me over the head with a frying pan. With sybil away on medical leave, fawlty towers turns chaotic when basil has an unfortunate runin with a mounted moose head. But before that, basil tries to arrange a practice fire drill at the hotel. He must conduct a fire drill at the inn, and greet some german visitors, plus trying not to mention world war two all while dealing with his badgering wifes constant interrupting phone calls. The bits i love best dont include the germans, my favourite bits are basil being rude to the matron at the hospital and the fire drill sequence. The fire drill scene from fawlty towers episode the germans. John cleese on the germans and fire drill fawlty towers bbc by bbc studios. Trevor adams as alan in the wedding party denyse alexander as kitty in the anniversary james appleby as mr. It lasted even fewer episodes than the original which lasted for 12. Fawlty towers the germans tv episode 1975 fawlty towers.
Through editing, ive reduced the running time to 19. Fawlty towers is a bbc television sitcom that was first broadcast on bbc2 in 1975 and 1979. The show was created and written by john cleese and connie booth, who also starred in the show and were married at the time of the first. The show was created and written by john cleese and connie booth, who also starred in the show and were married at the time of the first series, but divorced before recording the second series. Chaos reigns supreme as the hotel has a fire and basil tries to evacuate the guests. A moose head to be hung, a fire drill to be conducted, and german guests are all a bit much for basil to handle while sybils in hospital. There was also an earlier attempt by abc to remake the show. John cleese on the germans and fire drill fawlty towers bbc. An a to z guide to fawlty towers, from abbott to something beginning with z. Guides to all twelve episodes with full cast lists, classic scenes etc the cast. Five ways to avoid the fawlty towers fire drill debacle.
Fawlty towers season 1 is very much john cleeses performances very fawlty towers season 1 has no faults. In 1999, cbs attempted to remake fawlty towers as a john laroquette vehicle entitled payne after laroquettes character, royal payne. Episodes include the germans, the builders, and gourmet night. Manuel gets stuck in the kitchen while basil has a breakdown.
It sees basil fawlty repeatedly offending some german guests, while repeatedly saying dont mention the war to his staff. The germans episode 6 october 17, 2018 november 7, 2018 admin series 1 the germans was the final episode of fawlty towers first season and sees both basil and sybil hospitalised before a group of european visitors arrive at the hotel. Touch of class and hotel inspectors have the two best finales and even the builders which some consider the weakest ep of the 1st series has a lot of great moments. Andrew sachs has revealed he was hit in the head with a real frying when filming episodes of fawlty towers. Some germans are staying at fawlty towers so dont mention the war. Fawlty towers is a british television sitcom written by john cleese and connie booth and broadcast on bbc2 in 1975 and 1979. From the episode the germans during a fire drill, they actually have a fire. This episode is known for basils frogmarching and madness at the end. Gourmet night 5 6 basils new chef tries to turn fawlty towers into a gourmets paradise.
Just remember fawlty towers is a hotel not a borstal. From the episode the germans after sybil phones again, basil accidentally sets off the burglar alarm shortly before the planned fire drill. Eight houses now stand in its place, though there was planning permission for a 39 bed hotel. Watch fawlty towers online full episodes all seasons yidio. The psychiatrist runs longer than the other fawlty towers episodes. Sep 19, 2015 to celebrate fawlty towers 40th anniversary we have ranked all the episodes from the bbc2, john cleese classic from good to even better. May 31, 2012 the fire drill scene from fawlty towers episode the germans. Together they run their hotel, fawlty towers, with a little help from the unflappable polly, and manuel, the trainee waiter from barcelona with marginally more intelligence than a monkey. It contains the classic quotable line dont mention the war. This is fawlty towers 1 by keri washington on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Before that, a pilot with harvey korman, called snavelys was.
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