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"Fawlty Towers" (1975)Original Air Date:
19 September 1975 (Season 1, Episode 1)Plot:
Basil is delighted when a member of the aristocracy chooses to stay at the Fawlty Towers, snubbing the normal guests who frequent the hotel... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Welcome to the Classy Fawlty Towers moreCast
(Episode Complete credited cast) | John Cleese | ... | Basil Fawlty |
 | Prunella Scales | ... | Sybil Fawlty |
| Andrew Sachs | ... | Manuel |
| Connie Booth | ... | Polly Sherman |
| Michael Gwynn | ... | Lord Melbury |
| Robin Ellis | ... | Danny Brown |
| Ballard Berkeley | ... | Major Gowen |
| Martin Wyldeck | ... | Sir Richard Morris |
| David Simeon | ... | Mr. Mackenzie |
| Terence Conoley | ... | Mr. Wareing |
| Lionel Wheeler | ... | Mr. Watson |
| Pat Symons | ... | Lady Morris |
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When the show was re-dubbed for Spanish audiences, Manuel (the boneheaded Spanish waiter) became an Italian. And when re-dubbed in Catalonia, he became a Mexican... since his character sadly has nothing to do with a standard Barcelona citizen. moreGoofs:
Continuity: Basil keeps getting distracted from hanging the picture on the wall. Throughout the episode the picture clearly has no glass covering it, yet at the end when Basil smashes the picture on the ground we hear the distinct sound of glass breaking. moreQuotes:
Danny Brown: Got a room for tonight, mate?Basil Fawlty: Yes, a single?
Danny Brown: Yeah! No make it a double! I feel lucky today.
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Basil Fawlty wants to upgrade his hotel giving a touch of class and spends 40 pounds in an expensive advertisement in the newspaper to attract the upper class under the protest of his wife Sybil. While having troubles for communicating with his Spanish employee Manuel and hanging a picture for Sybil, the aristocratic Lord Melbury checks in for the delight of Basil. Basil dedicates his full attention to the lord, ignoring his usual guests. When Lord Melbury asks to cash a 200 pound check and to evaluate his collection of coins, Basil's employee Polly Sherman goes to the bank and meets MI5 undercover agent Brown that tells her the truth about Lord Melbury, for the disappointment of Basil.
"A Touch of Class" is the opening of this hilarious series, where the characters and the Fawlty Towers are introduced. The jokes and gags flow in a fast pace, with John Cleese magnificent as usual performing a man that wants to be sophisticated. But Andrew Sachs is fantastic in the role of Manuel, a bellboy and waiter that can neither speak English nor communicate with Fawlty, who claims to know "Classic Spanish". This series was recommended by a friend of mine and I really liked this first show. My vote is eight.
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