Owner Basil Fawlty, his wife Sybil, a chambermaid Polly, and Spanish waiter Manuel attempt to run their hotel amidst farcical situations and an array of demanding guests.
A confidence trickster comes to stay at the hotel, just after Basil has taken an ad in a posh magazine to upgrade the clientele.
S01E02
The Builders
⭐ 8.2
Sep 26, 197528 min
The Fawltys take a holiday and leave Polly and Manuel to run the place just as O'Reilly's builders come to redo the lobby.
S01E03
The Wedding Party
⭐ 8.2
Oct 3, 197533 min
Basil wants 'none of that' going on in his rooms and suspects some guests and Polly of carrying on.
S01E04
The Hotel Inspectors
⭐ 8.7
Oct 10, 197529 min
Some inspectors are in town and Basil gets paranoid, so he alternately fawns over and offends his guests.
S01E05
Gourmet Night
⭐ 8.3
Oct 17, 197529 min
To bring the right type of crowd into the hotel Basil establishes a Gourmet Night.
S01E06
The Germans
⭐ 8.7
Oct 24, 197531 min
Sybil 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, Basil tells some German guests where Germa…