Fawlty Towers (1975–1979)

1. S01E01A Touch of ClassSeptember 19, 1975 8.2A confidence trickster comes to stay at the hotel, just after Basil has taken an ad in a posh magazine to upgrade the clientele.
2. S01E02The BuildersSeptember 26, 1975 8.2The Fawltys take a holiday and leave Polly and Manuel to run the place just as O'Reilly's builders come to redo the lobby.
3. S01E03The Wedding PartyOctober 3, 1975 8.2Basil wants 'none of that' going on in his rooms and suspects some guests and Polly of carrying on.
4. S01E04The Hotel InspectorsOctober 10, 1975 8.7Some inspectors are in town and Basil gets paranoid, so he alternately fawns over and offends his guests.
5. S01E05Gourmet NightOctober 17, 1975 8.3To bring the right type of crowd into the hotel Basil establishes a Gourmet Night.
6. S01E06Season's bestThe GermansOctober 24, 1975 8.7Sybil goes into the hospital for toe surgery, leaving Basil to cope with a fire drill single-handed. After a couple of blows on the head, Ba

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1. S02E01Season's bestCommunication ProblemsFebruary 19, 1979 8.9A selectively deaf woman named Mrs Richards insists that she has had a large amount of money stolen at the hotel, and against Sybil's wishes
2. S02E02The PsychiatristFebruary 26, 1979 8.9A psychiatrist and his wife come to stay and Basil thinks Sybil is telling them all about his life.
3. S02E03Waldorf SaladMarch 5, 1979 8.0An American and his wife get unsatisfactory service at Fawlty Towers when he orders a Waldorf salad, after the kitchen has closed.
4. S02E04The Kipper and the CorpseMarch 12, 1979 8.7Unknown to Basil, a guest dies in the night and he tries to serve him breakfast anyway and an obnoxious woman insists on service for her dog
5. S02E05The AnniversaryMarch 26, 1979 7.9Sybil leaves before Basil's surprise anniversary party and Basil spends the evening trying to convince their friends she's ill.
6. S02E06Basil the RatOctober 25, 1979 8.8The health inspector is coming and Basil tells Manuel to get rid of his pet rat, which he later finds out is named Basil.

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