Series 1, Episode 1
Originally broadcast 19 Sept. 1975
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Basil's pretentious snobbery leads him to encourage a somewhat classier clientele to Fawlty Towers ('rather than the riff-raff we normally get in here'). Lord Melbury's arrival is right up his street and there's nothing Basil won't do for the nobility. With hand-rubbing obsequiousness the proprietor is only too pleased to cash his lordship's cheque... |
Guest Appearances:
Lord Melbury ...... Michael Gwynn
Danny Brown ...... Robin Ellis
Sir Richard Morris ...... Martin Wyldeck
Mr Watson ...... Lionel Wheeler
Mr Wareing ...... Terence Conoley
Mr Mackenzie ...... David Simeon
In the original version of this episode, Polly was a Philosophy student. It was later decided that the series would work better if she were an art student, so a couple of bits were re-filmed before the show was aired.
Memorable Moments:
[The telephone rings]
Basil: Hello? Ah yes, Mr O'Reilly, well it's perfectly simple. When I asked you to build me a wall I was rather hoping that instead of just dumping the bricks in a pile you might have found time to cement them together - you know, one on top of another in the traditional fashion.
Basil: Have you seen the people in room six? They've never even sat on chairs before.