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"Fawlty Towers" The Germans (1975)


Overview

User Rating:
9.6/10   290 votes
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 more
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... more | add synopsis
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A Prawn Goebbels, a Herman Goering, and Four Cold Meat Salads more (3 total)

Cast

  (Episode Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Certification:
Australia:PG

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Anagram: None because it opens in a hospital. more
Goofs:
Plot holes: During the fire drill mix up, Manuel starts a fire in the kitchen. When he emerges, shouting 'Fire', Basil locks him in the kitchen where the fire is, and Manuel bangs on the door as if he is trapped. However, in all shots of the kitchen, there is a double door that leads to the dining room, so he could have easily got out. more
Quotes:
Basil Fawlty: Welcome to Fawlty Towers and I would like to welcome you war, you war, YOU ALL and I hope your stay will be a happy one. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The John Cleese Interview (1998) (V) more

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A Prawn Goebbels, a Herman Goering, and Four Cold Meat Salads, 12 May 2006
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Author: oceanave from United States

Although it isn't my personal favorite, "The Germans" is arguably the most 'classic' of the 12 episodes. It's the one everyone seems to know or remember. Sybil is laid up with an ingrown toenail (Basil: "I wish it was an ingrown tongue"), but meanwhile she has to make sure the hotel doesn't fall apart, demanding even more things from Basil and calling him every few minutes to make sure things are getting done. There are many hysterical moments to be had, including the whole moose-hanging sequence, replete with The Major thinking that the stuffed concoction can talk. The German guests obviously don't know what to make of it all, but we see Basil at the upper bound of his own insanity. The best part comes at the end when the African doctor shows up at the hotel - I won't give it away for anyone who hasn't seen it.

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