"Fawlty Towers" The Germans (1975)

Director:

John Howard Davies

Writers:

John Cleese (written by) and
Connie Booth (written by)

TV Series:

"Fawlty Towers" (1975)

Original Air Date:

24 October 1975 (Season 1, Episode 6)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Basil is left to run the hotel on his own while Sybil has an ingrown toenail removed. He quickly makes a mess of things...

Plot Keywords:

German | German Stereotype | Burglar Alarm | Fire Drill | Hospital

Cast

John Cleese	...	Basil Fawlty
Prunella Scales	...	Sybil Fawlty
Andrew Sachs	...	Manuel
Connie Booth	...	Polly Shearman
Ballard Berkeley	...	Major Gowen
Claire Davenport	...	Mrs. Wilson
Gilly Flower	...	Miss Abitha Tibbs
Renee Roberts	...	Miss Ursula Gatsby
Brenda Cowling	...	Sister
Louis Mahoney	...	Doctor
John Lawrence	...	Mr. Sharp
Iris Fry	...	Mrs. Sharp
Willy Bowman	...	German Guest
Nick Kane	...	German Guest
Lisa Bergmayr	...	German Guest

Certification:

Australia:PG

Trivia:

In the German dubbed version of the episode "The Germans", the dialog spoken by the German tourists was spoken in English.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Basil is trying to escape Dr. Finn, who comes to the hotel armed with a filled syringe, he runs through the hotel dining room; a video camera with monitor can be seen through the glass in the dining room door.

Quotes:

Basil Fawlty: Is something wrong?
German Guest: Will you please stop talking about the war?
Basil Fawlty: Me? You started it.
German Guest: We did not!
Basil Fawlty: Yes, you did, you invaded Poland.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Temptation: Battle of the Network Shows: Final (#3.31)" (2007)

hilarious episode!!!

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