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1975. 1979. BBC. Written by and starring John Cleese and Conny Booth. Sitcom set in a hotel in Torquay managed by Basil and Sybil Fawlty. Featuring waiter Manuel ("Que?" "Is a [[hamster]]") from Barcelona.  
A Sitcom set in a hotel in Torquay managed by Basil and Sybil Fawlty. Featuring waiter Manuel ("Que?" "Is a [[hamster]]") from Barcelona.  


== Cast ==
Basil Fawlty ..........................................John Cleese
Sybil Fawlty..................................... Prunella Scales
Manuel ..............................................Andrew Sachs
Polly................................................... Connie Booth
Major Gowen ...................................Ballard Berkeley
Miss Tibbs............................................ Gilly Flower
Miss Gatsby ......................................Renee Roberts
== Producers==
John Howard Davies, Douglas Argent
== PROGRAMMING HISTORY ==
12 30-minute episodes
BBC1:
19 September 1975-24 October 1975
19 February 1979-26 March 1979
== FURTHER READING==
Cleese, John, and Connie Booth. The Complete Fawlty Towers. London: Methuen, 1988.
Skynner, Robin A. C., and John Cleese. Families and How To Survive Them. London: Methuen, 1983.
Wilmut, Roger. From Fringe To Flying Circus. London: Methuen, 1980.
== Sources: ==
http://www.museum.tv/eotv/fawltytowers.htm
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Revision as of 17:14, 15 June 2015

A Sitcom set in a hotel in Torquay managed by Basil and Sybil Fawlty. Featuring waiter Manuel ("Que?" "Is a hamster") from Barcelona.

Cast

Basil Fawlty ..........................................John Cleese

Sybil Fawlty..................................... Prunella Scales

Manuel ..............................................Andrew Sachs

Polly................................................... Connie Booth

Major Gowen ...................................Ballard Berkeley

Miss Tibbs............................................ Gilly Flower

Miss Gatsby ......................................Renee Roberts


Producers

John Howard Davies, Douglas Argent


PROGRAMMING HISTORY

12 30-minute episodes

BBC1:

19 September 1975-24 October 1975 19 February 1979-26 March 1979


FURTHER READING

Cleese, John, and Connie Booth. The Complete Fawlty Towers. London: Methuen, 1988.

Skynner, Robin A. C., and John Cleese. Families and How To Survive Them. London: Methuen, 1983.

Wilmut, Roger. From Fringe To Flying Circus. London: Methuen, 1980.


Sources:

http://www.museum.tv/eotv/fawltytowers.htm