Description: Fawlty Towers is a British television sitcom written by John Cleese and Connie Booth, originally broadcast on BBC Two in 1975 and 1979. Two series of six episodes each were made. The show was ranked first on a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000 and, in 2019, it was named the greatest ever British TV sitcom by a panel of comedy experts compiled by the Radio Times. The series is set in Fawlty Towers, a fictional hotel in the English seaside town of Torquay in Devon. The plots center on the tense, rude and put-upon owner Basil Fawlty (Cleese), his bossy wife Sybil (Prunella Scales), the sensible chambermaid Polly (Booth) who often is the peacemaker and voice of reason, and the hapless and English-challenged Spanish waiter Manuel (Andrew Sachs). They show their attempts to run the hotel amidst farcical situations and an array of demanding and eccentric guests and tradespeople. In 1976 and 1980, Fawlty Towers won the British Academy Television Award for Best Scripted Comedy. In 1980, Cleese received the British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance, and, in a 2001 poll conducted by Channel 4, Basil Fawlty was ranked second on their list of the 100 Greatest TV Characters. The popularity of Fawlty Towers has endured, and it is often re-broadcast. THIS COPY, both discs and case are in Very Good or better condition. 3 Discs, 12 Episodes in all. ENJOY!
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Features: Out-takes, Director's Commentary, 3 Interviews, A Visit to Torquay - Home of Fawlty Towers, English, French and German Subtitles, Who's Who Guide to Fawlty Towers' Stars
Rating: PG
Format: DVD
Run Time: Appx. 500 min.
Region Code: DVD: 1 (US, Canada...)
Season: 3 Seasons, 4 Episodes Each
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Video Format: NTSC
Edition: 2001 Complete Collection
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Case Type: Tall/DVD folding case for 3 Discs
Language: English
Actor: John Cleese
Studio: BBC
Release Year: 2001
Movie/TV Title: Fawlty Towers
Genre: Comedy
Sub-Genre: British, Sitcom
Type: TV Series
