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British Comedy: Fawlty Towers
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Often hailed as the greatest ever British sitcom, Fawlty Towers is closer to the more elaborate tradition of farce. Comprising two series made in 1975 and 1979, the total of just 12 episodes were painstakingly constructed by writers John Cleese and Connie Booth. Unlike most British farce, however, Fawlty Towers deals with the big themes--death, psychology, xenophobia and even sex-o-phobia (Basil's marriage to Sybil is the most sterile ever depicted in a sitcom).Basil's contempt for his guests is, of course, legendary. It takes little from patrons to unleash his sledgehammer sarcasm: "Rosewood, mahogany, teak? Sorry, I was w
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Manufacturer: 2 Entertain Video
Release date: 8 October 2001
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 5014503106522
Release date: 8 October 2001
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 5014503106522
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British Comedy: Fawlty Towers (11 tv items)"SERIES TWO (1979) 6 episodes Series Score: 50 Episode Average: 9.00 Perfect 10's: 3S2E1COMMUNICATION PROBLEMSOriginally broadcast: 19 February 1979 Directed by: Bob Spiers Written by: John Cleese, Connie BoothA very unreasonable guest with a hearing aid complains about her room, Manuel's told that he knows nothing when Basil wins £75 on a horse, and Sybil questions Polly about her sudden windfall after a theft in the hotel."
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