150 - Fawlty Towers
Jun 07, 2021•44 min
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Episode description
This week we review - Fawlty Towers (Series 1 Episode 1)
Fawlty Towers, a 22-room hotel located in Torquay, the centre of the 'English Riviera', is a den of mishap and disaster.
Basil Fawlty, owner and manager of the hotel, is a man of infinite capability in impoliteness, caustic intolerance and general rudeness toward the guests he views as an unwelcome imposition.
His wife, Sybil, is of a more practical demeanour, but seems to have an immunity to work, so the running of the hotel is often left to waitress, maid, and all-round help Polly.
Meanwhile, Spanish waiter and porter Manuel is still struggling to adjust to life working for the outrageous and unpredictable Basil Fawlty.
Written by John Cleese & Connie Booth
Produced by John Howard Davies and Douglas Argent
Directed by John Howard Davies and Bob Spiers
A BBC Production.
Fawlty Towers is available here: https://bbc.in/3frcVc7
The Comedy Slab Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spreaker, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, Spotify and Youtube.
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Fawlty Towers, a 22-room hotel located in Torquay, the centre of the 'English Riviera', is a den of mishap and disaster.
Basil Fawlty, owner and manager of the hotel, is a man of infinite capability in impoliteness, caustic intolerance and general rudeness toward the guests he views as an unwelcome imposition.
His wife, Sybil, is of a more practical demeanour, but seems to have an immunity to work, so the running of the hotel is often left to waitress, maid, and all-round help Polly.
Meanwhile, Spanish waiter and porter Manuel is still struggling to adjust to life working for the outrageous and unpredictable Basil Fawlty.
Written by John Cleese & Connie Booth
Produced by John Howard Davies and Douglas Argent
Directed by John Howard Davies and Bob Spiers
A BBC Production.
Fawlty Towers is available here: https://bbc.in/3frcVc7
The Comedy Slab Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spreaker, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, Spotify and Youtube.
Subscribe for a new episode each Monday.
Get in touch - we're @ComedySlab on Twitter and ComedySlab on Facebook.
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