The BEST episodes of Fawlty Towers
Every episode of Fawlty Towers ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Fawlty Towers!
Hotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away.
#1 - Basil the Rat
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/1979
After a health inspector finds fault with the kitchen, the staff must bring it up to code while Manuel's rat is on the loose.
#2 - The Hotel Inspectors
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/1975
With hotel inspectors in the area, a paranoid Basil has trouble identifying them.
#3 - The Germans
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/24/1975
Basil receives a blow to the head and proceeds to offend a group of German guests at the hotel.
#4 - Gourmet Night
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/1975
The Fawltys introduce a high-class gourmet night that becomes a comedy of errors.
#5 - The Psychiatrist
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/26/1979
Basil is on high alert when a psychiatrist and his wife stay at the hotel.
#6 - The Kipper and the Corpse
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/12/1979
After a guest dies during the night, Basil tries to hide the body until the undertakers arrive.
#7 - Communication Problems
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/19/1979
A hearing-impaired woman complains that money has been stolen while Basil tries to hide his racetrack winnings from Sybil.
#8 - Waldorf Salad
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/5/1979
An obnoxious American guest makes trouble for Basil.
#9 - The Builders
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/1975
When Basil's cut-rate builders botch a job, he tries to lay the blame on Sybil's preferred firm.
#10 - A Touch of Class
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/1975
A confidence trickster posing as a nobleman fools Basil, who is trying to upgrade the hotel's clientele.
#11 - The Wedding Party
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/1975
Basil mounts a crusade against immoral behavior in the hotel while trying to dodge an amorous French woman.
#12 - The Anniversary
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/26/1979
Polly must play the role of Sybil when Sybil leaves Basil just before an anniversary party.
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