150 - Fawlty Towers

This week we review - Fawlty Towers (Series 1 Episode 1)<br /><br />Fawlty Towers, a 22-room hotel located in Torquay, the centre of the 'English Riviera', is a den of mishap and disaster.<br /><br />Basil Fawlty, owner and manager of the hotel, is a man of infinite capability in impoliteness, caustic intolerance and general rudeness toward the guests he views as an unwelcome imposition. <br /><br />His wife, Sybil, is of a more practical demeanour, but seems to have an immunity to work, so the running of the hotel is often left to waitress, maid, and all-round help Polly. <br /><br />Meanwhile, Spanish waiter and porter Manuel is still struggling to adjust to life working for the outrageous and unpredictable Basil Fawlty.<br /><br />Written by John Cleese & Connie Booth<br />Produced by John Howard Davies and Douglas Argent<br />Directed by John Howard Davies and Bob Spiers<br />A BBC Production.<br />Fawlty Towers is available here: <a href="https://bbc.in/3frcVc7" rel="noopener">https://bbc.in/3frcVc7</a><br /> <br />The Comedy Slab Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spreaker, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, Spotify and Youtube.<br /> <br />Subscribe for a new episode each Monday.<br /> <br />Get in touch - we're @ComedySlab on Twitter and ComedySlab on Facebook.