TV-PG
1975    30minCommedia
8.8100%93%8.3
Fawlty Towers è una sit-com britannica trasmessa negli anni settanta dal canale televisivo BBC Two, e andata in onda in Italia sul canale satellitare Jimmy. Nonostante la sua breve vita (12 episodi), è stata una delle sit-com più influenti della storia della televisione, di cui gli echi possono essere ritrovati in altre serie di successo, come ad esempio Cin cin.

È ambientato in un albergo fittizio chiamato Fawlty Towers, che si trova nella cittadina balneare di Torquay nella contea del Devon, sulla riviera inglese. John Cleese, che interpreta il principale personaggio della serie, prese lo spunto per il soggetto proprio dal soggiorno in un hotel di questa cittadina. La serie fu scritta dallo stesso John Cleese assieme a Connie Booth, entrambi anche attori negli episodi. La prima serie fu prodotta e diretta nel 1975 da John Howard Davies; la seconda è del 1979 e fu prodotta da Douglas Argent e diretta da Bob Spiers.

In una lista dei 100 migliori programmi televisivi britannici (100 Greatest British Television Programmes), stilata dal British Film Institute nel 2000, la serie Fawlty Towers ha ottenuto il primo posto.

2 Stagioni

  • Series 1
    Series 16 Episodi
  • Series 2
    Series 26 Episodi
  • John CleeseBasil Fawlty / Sceneggiatore
  • Prunella ScalesSybil Fawlty
  • Connie BoothPolly Sherman / Sceneggiatore
  • Andrew SachsManuel
  • Ballard BerkeleyMajor Gowen
  • Gilly FlowerMiss Tibbs
  • Renee RobertsMiss Gatsby
  • Brian HallTerry the Chef
  • Elizabeth BensonMrs. White
  • Terence ConoleyMr. Wareing
  • George LeeDelivery Man
  • Michael GwynnLord Melbury
  • Diana KingMrs. Rachel Lloyd
  • David KellyO'Reilly
  • Brenda CowlingSister
  • Norman BirdMr. Arrad
  • Nicky HensonMr. Johnson
  • Bernard CribbinsMr. Hutchinson
  • Mavis PughMrs. Chase
  • Una StubbsAlice
  • ርልዪረ11 febbraio 2025
    𝐅αωᥣ𝗍𝗒 𝐓ⱺω𝖾𝗋𝗌 After watching the German language version for years I had to get the original, and boy, I wasn't disappointed at all. Just for the failed conversations between Basil and Manuel are worth watching the English original, as the translation is impossible to get all the fun (on those trays -> on, dos, tres is probably impossible to translate into any other language with keeping it's original fun). Poor Basil is always the loser, even when he looks like a winner, he will always get his butt kicked. Oh, and don't mention the war...
  • Ajay28 marzo 2026
    I can't believe I hadn't watched Basil and his over-the-top antics till now, because this is British humour at its finest. Cleese and the cast are so good at the kind of slapstick and dry comedy that makes this series so funny, and it always stays fresh and hits the mark with every single episode.
  • Richard26 ottobre 2025
    Saw it on TV as a kid and it felt like British comedy had been weaponized into pure chaos, sarcasm and slapstick. John Cleese’s Basil Fawlty is the hotel manager from hell: rude, neurotic and constantly sabotaged by his own incompetence. Whether he’s insulting guests, dodging inspectors, or sparring with his wife Sybil and the hapless waiter Manuel, every episode is a masterclass in escalating absurdity. The tone? Sharp, fast and gloriously unhinged. The cast: Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth, deliver pitch perfect performances and the writing is so tight it squeaks. Each of the 12 episodes is a gem… unless you were watching in Germany. Because here’s the twist: for decades, German TV only aired 11 of the 12 episodes. The infamous “The Germans”, with Basil’s manic “Don’t mention the war!” routine, was withheld due to concerns over WWII references and cultural sensitivity. It wasn’t until much later that the episode was finally released, giving German fans the missing piece of the puzzle.
  • Mads Gammelgård7 agosto 2025
    One of the stables of British comedy

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