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Conveniently Timed Distraction: Basil's old war wound keeps flaring up whenever he needs a distraction, accompanied by the phrase "a bit of gyp from the old leg". The first album, simply titled Fawlty Towers, was released in 1979 and contained the audio from "Communication Problems" (as "Mrs Richards") and "Hotel Inspectors". The second album, titled Second Sitting, was released in 1981 and contained audio from "Basil the Rat" (as "The Rat") and "The Builders". Both of these first two albums reached the Top 30 of the UK Albums Chart. The series is set in Fawlty Towers, a fictional hotel in the English seaside town of Torquay in Devon. The plots centre on the tense, rude and put-upon owner Basil Fawlty (Cleese), his bossy wife Sybil ( Prunella Scales), the sensible chambermaid Polly (Booth) who often is the peacemaker and voice of reason, and the hapless and English-challenged Spanish waiter Manuel ( Andrew Sachs). They show their attempts to run the hotel amidst farcical situations and an array of demanding and eccentric guests and tradespeople. Episode Eleven: The Anniversary. The letters have been rearranged to spell "Flowery Twats". At last, a true anagram of Fawlty Towers! It is surprising they got this one past the broadcasting censors. If you don't know what I'm talking about, go look up twats. In a dictionary.

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There's a slight, but noticeable change in most of the characters in series 2. Basil becomes less obsessed with moving his hotel up a social status and more concerned with just managing the day-to-day running, Polly stands up for herself more and Manuel has more of a grasp of English (but still gets hopelessly confused by most situations). Bullying the Disabled: Played for laughs in "Communication Problems", with the deaf and demanding Mrs Richards. Basil mouths some words, causing Mrs Richards to bark "What?", and turn up her hearing aid. He keeps doing this until she turns it right up, then he yells into it, causing Mrs Richards to jump and bang her head on a shelf behind her. Honour Before Reason: In "The Waldorf Salad" Basil has just convinced Terry to stay on to cook for the Hamiltons, but when he finds out that Terry isn't missing a karate lesson, but only a date with his girlfriend, he decides to cook the meal himself and tells Terry to go. Had he just swallowed his pride (and his prudishness) and kept the chef on, the evening probably would have gone a lot better. Dalla Costa, Dario (2004). The Complexities of Farce: With a Case Study on Fawlty Towers . Unpublished Master's thesis, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. Retrieved from http://research-repository.uwa.edu.au/files/3238761/Costa_Dario_Dalla_2004.pdf Atomic F-Bomb: When his car dies, Basil screams "Start, you vicious BASTARD!" at the car. It fails to comply.

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Holm, Lars Holger (2004). Fawlty Towers: A Worshipper's Companion. London: Leo Publishing. ISBN 91-973661-8-8. When originally transmitted, the individual episodes had no on-screen titles. The ones in common currency were first used for the VHS release of the series in the 1980s. There were working titles, such as "USA" for "Waldorf Salad", "Death" for "The Kipper and the Corpse" and "Rat" for "Basil the Rat", which have been printed in some programme guides. In addition, some of the early BBC audio releases of episodes on vinyl and cassette included other variations, such as "Mrs. Richards" and "The Rat" for "Communication Problems" and "Basil the Rat" respectively. Basil, Sybil and Manuel (Polly's 'got the night off', we're told) act as waiting staff, wandering between tables, interacting with guests, and performing longer set-pieces between courses which loosely recreate classic scenes from the series – pet rat, fire drill, goose-stepping etc. The trio are convincing impersonators, expertly nailing Cleese, Scales and Sachs's voices and mannerisms, and mingle seamlessly with the diners, making sure to involve each guest but never humiliate them.

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a b Slide, Anthony (1996). Some Joe you don't know: an American biographical guide to 100 British television personalities. Greenwood Publishing Group. p.21. ISBN 978-0-313-29550-8. Hand Gagging: In "The Hotel Inspectors", Basil handgags the loudly complaining guest Mr Hutchison, causing him to faint. The Hotel Inspectors": Basil hears that three Hotel Inspectors are in town, and immediately begins fawning over a guest with an officious manner and a vast professional experience of hotels. He then finds out that his target sells spoons. When another guest mentions he has two colleagues, Basil switches to fawning over him and even resorts to attempting bribery for a favourable report after he witnesses Basil's fight with the first guest. This one is in town for the regatta, though, at which Basil brightens up considerably, and disappears. He appears minutes later to thoroughly humiliate the first guest (who's leaving in disgust), in full view of the real inspectors who have just arrived. Ignorant About Fire: In "The Germans", Manuel accidentally starts a fire in the kitchen. He tries to beat it out, but sets fire to his oven gloves, and spreads the fire round the kitchen. When filming this, his actor Andrew Sachs was badly burned, and was paid compensation.

At the beginning of "Basil the Rat", Sybil rants about the mystery of their getting together, possibly in a reference to the previous episode "The Anniversary". Basil: Well, you should've thought of that before, shouldn't you? Too late now! Come on, out! Raus! Raus! RAUS!

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The four vinyl records were re-released in a limited edition box set, along with the remaining four episodes on vinyl for the first time, for Record Store Day in 2021. [80] Home media [ edit ] In "Waldorf Salad", Terry tells Basil that he cannot stay late because he has his karate class; but Polly gives him away by mentioning Terry's Finnish girlfriend. Terry briefly tries to mime karate to Polly, but Basil realises what Terry is up to. Manuel's exaggerated Spanish accent is part of the humour of the show. In fact, Sachs's original language was German; he emigrated to Britain as a child. [31] John Lennon was a fan of the show. He said in 1980: "I love Fawlty Towers. I'd like to be in that. [It's] the greatest show I've seen in years... what a masterpiece, a beautiful thing." [62] Kate Bush stated, "I still think Fawlty Towers is the best sitcom ever." [63] Filmmaker Martin Scorsese has remarked he is a great fan of Fawlty Towers and named "The Germans" as his favourite episode. [64] He described the scene with Basil impersonating Hitler as "so tasteless, it's hilarious". [19] Remakes, adaptations and reunions [ edit ]

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In "The Wedding Party", while Basil is reading, Sybil disturbs his concentration with her repeated drawl of "Oooh, I know!" on the phone to Audrey. Later, when Basil is grappling in the corridor with Manuel, she complains that she is trying to read, while Manuel loudly proclaims his love for Basil. Programmes categorised as Comedy". BBC. 1 January 1970. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013 . Retrieved 20 September 2016. The original DVD release contained a slightly edited version of "The Kipper and the Corpse", in which Basil's line "Is it your legs?" (said to Mr Lehman when asking why he wants breakfast in bed) is missing. This line was restored in subsequent remastered releases of the DVDs. [81] Duguid, Mark. "Fawlty Towers (1975, 79)". screenonline.org.uk. British Film Institute . Retrieved 25 July 2017. The lobby changes significantly in "The Builders", and this is consistent with the previous episode "A Touch of Class", and all future episodes. In "The Wedding Party", Basil refers to the recently made kitchen door.