Fawlty Towers is a British sitcom made by the BBC and first broadcast on BBC2 in 1975. Only twelve episodes were ever produced (two series, with six episodes each), but the programme has had a lasting and powerful legacy. It is considered by many viewers and critics to be the best situation comedy ever made.

The setting is in a fictional hotel called Fawlty Towers, located in the seaside town of Torquay, in Devon, on the "English Riviera" (which was where the hotel that provided John Cleese with the inspiration for the series was situated). The show was written by Cleese and Connie Booth, both of whom played main characters. The first series, in 1975, was produced and directed by John Howard Davies, and the second, in 1979, was produced by Douglas Argent and directed by Bob Spiers.



A Touch of Class
The Builders
The Wedding Party 
Hotel Inspectors 
Gourmet Night
The Germans
Communication Problems
The Psychiatrist
Waldorf Salad 
The Kipper and the Corpse
The Anniversary 
Basil the Rat