Fawlty Towers: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Fawlty Towers is set in a fictional hotel in the seaside town of Torquay. The plots centre on tense, rude and put-upon owner Basil Fawlty, his bossy wife Sybil, comparatively normal chambermaid Polly, who is often the peacemaker and voice of reason, and hapless Spanish waiter Manuel, showing their attempts to run the hotel amidst farcical situations and an array of demanding and eccentric guests.

Series details

• Title: Fawlty Towers
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1975-09-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 1979-10-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 577

Cast and credited roles

• John Cleese — Basil Fawlty
• Prunella Scales — Sybil Fawlty
• Connie Booth — Polly Sherman
• Andrew Sachs — Manuel
• Ballard Berkeley — The Major
• Gilly Flower — Miss Tibbs
• Renee Roberts — Miss Gatsby
• Brian Hall — Terry

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1975-09-19; final listed air date 1975-10-24; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1979-02-19; final listed air date 1979-10-25; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Fawlty Towers on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.