Fawlty Towers

Phoney aristocrats and incompetent builders are just some of the things sent to try Basil (John Cleese), while his attempts to go up-market and impress hotel inspectors both severely backfire.

Year: 1975 · Season 1 · Credits: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Connie Booth... more

Additional Information

Years: 1975 - 1979

Seasons: 1

Genre: Comedy

More like this

At Last the 1948 Show
Before Monty Python's Flying Circus, there is At Last the 1948 Show. Starring John Cleese, Graham Chapman, and Tim Brooke-Taylor, this groundbreaking, splendidly silly and surreal comedy sketch series is a cornerstone on the road to their later success.
Show
Mapp and Lucia (1985)
Set in a small English seaside town in the 1920's, E.F. Benson's novel is the subject of cult adoration in Britain and America.
Show
The Vicar of Dibley
Dawn French stars as the bold and brassy vicar waking up a sleepy rural parish resistant to change.
Show
Mr. Bean
Rowan Atkinson's madcap, quirky creation Mr. Bean might be the planet’s most embarrassing man… and one of its most famous characters. Mr. Bean stumbles from one mishap to the next, always finding complex solutions to the simplest of problems.
Show
Are You Being Served?
Set in a huge but rather dusty old department store, follow the comedic mishaps and misadventures of the staff of the retail ladies' and gentlemen's clothing departments at Grace Brothers.
Show
Good Neighbors
The Goods leave behind the irritations of the everyday and embrace the simple life, much to the horror of the neighbors next door.
Show
Absolutely Fabulous
The ground-breaking comedy of the 90s is still as funny as it is subversive. Two women acting up, throwing up, not growing up, dressing like a dream, and drinking like fish.
Show
The Thin Blue Line
From Blackadder creator Ben Elton, Rowan Atkinson stars as as a rule-abiding servant of the crown butting heads with the arrogant, bumbling DI of their small town station. The two policemen cause each other more headaches than the criminals they catch.
Show
Blackadder
Rowan Atkinson stars as one of television’s great anti-heroes, the black sheep of England’s past, slyly scheming through a thousand years of history in a timeless comedy classic. [May contain strong language and adult humor, viewer discretion is advised]
Show
Waiting for God
Refusing to succumb to old age, Tom Ballard and Diana Trent are a pair of seasoned delinquents that cause many headaches. Their uneasy alliance is destined to make life difficult at the Bayview Retirement Village.
Show

Parental Control

Enter your 4 digit PIN

Invalid PIN Code
Forgotten your PIN?