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In a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, voted for by industry professionals, Fawlty Towers was placed first. It was also voted fifth in the " Britain's Best Sitcom" poll in 2004, [55] and second only to Frasier in The Ultimate Sitcom poll of comedy writers in January 2006. Basil Fawlty came top of the Britain's Funniest Comedy Character poll, held by Five on 14 May 2006. In 1997, " The Germans" was ranked No. 12 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time. [56] Named in Empire magazine's 2016 list of the greatest TV shows of all time, the entry states, In "The Kipper and the Corpse", some visitors arrive asking for Mr Leeman. Basil casually sits on a large laundry basket, while he tries to think of an answer to the fact that the man they are looking for is dead, and in the same basket. Manuel imitates Basil's pose of deep thought, putting his foot on the basket.

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Cacophony Cover Up: In "The Kipper and the Corpse", Miss Tibbs starts moaning from inside a wardrobe: Polly and Manuel moan and sing to hide the noise. In "A Touch of Class", Basil is enraptured by the presence of Lord Melbury, and says happily "I don't know what". The Major then says "Je ne sais quoi".Brent is at the centre but the show is blessed with a superb cast of supporting characters: loyal assistant to the regional manager, Gareth Keenan; Big Keith from accounts who loves Peak Practice as much as Scotch eggs; and of course, The Office also delivered one of British TV's greatest love stories: Tim and Dawn.

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Played with in "The Anniversary". When Basil is telling a web of lies about Sybil being seriously ill in bed to cover for her absence, Basil improvises that a dentist staying in the hotel examined her. Basil and Sybil's friend Virginia then insists on examining Sybil; Basil desperately tries to talk her out of this, as Virginia reminds him that she's a nurse. Berserk Button: Whenever anyone suggests that Basil is incapable of running a hotel, his behaviour goes from rude to insanely vindictive. The original DVD release contained a slightly edited version of "The Kipper and the Corpse", in which Basil's line "Is it your legs?" (said to Mr Lehman when asking why he wants breakfast in bed) is missing. This line was restored in subsequent remastered releases of the DVDs. [81] Food Slap: In "Communication Problems", Basil manically shakes a charity collection box upside down. Sybil yells at him, and then throws a cup of coffee over him (accidentally splashing the Major who is nearby), making Basil freeze. Basil, Sybil and Manuel (Polly's 'got the night off', we're told) act as waiting staff, wandering between tables, interacting with guests, and performing longer set-pieces between courses which loosely recreate classic scenes from the series – pet rat, fire drill, goose-stepping etc. The trio are convincing impersonators, expertly nailing Cleese, Scales and Sachs's voices and mannerisms, and mingle seamlessly with the diners, making sure to involve each guest but never humiliate them.

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The series focuses on the exploits and misadventures of short-fused hotelier Basil Fawlty and his acerbic wife Sybil, as well as their employees: waiter Manuel, Polly Sherman, and, in the second series, chef Terry. The episodes typically revolve around Basil's efforts to "raise the tone" of his hotel and his increasing frustration at numerous complications and mistakes, both his own and those of others, which prevent him from doing so.

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At first, the series was not held in particularly high esteem. The Daily Mirror's review of the show in 1975 had the headline "Long John Short On Jokes". [50] One critic of the show was Richard Ingrams, then television reviewer for The Spectator, who wrote a caustic piece condemning the programme. Cleese got his revenge by naming one of the guests in the second series "Mr. Ingrams", who is caught in his room with a blow-up doll. [51] Eventually, though, as the series began to gain popularity, critical acclaim followed. Clive James writing in The Observer said the second episode had him "retching with laughter." [52] Basil Fawlty, played by John Cleese, is a cynical and snobbish misanthrope who is desperate to belong to a higher social class. He sees a successful hotel as a means of achieving this, yet his job forces him to be polite to people he despises.In "Basil the Rat", Basil imitates Polly saying she'll take Manuel's rat to her friend, saying "Oh, I've got a friend who'll look after him, Mr Fawlty!" in a high voice. a b Goddard, Peter. "FAWLTY TOWERS: British Situation Comedy". Museum of Broadcast Communications. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013 . Retrieved 8 August 2009. Basil himself does have a point when he complains about the guests, as some of them really are as obnoxious and unpleasant as he is. Then again, it's part of his job to put up with difficult people. This means that while Polly, Manuel, and even Sybil usually agree with Basil that some of the guests are awful people, they can't find themselves on Basil's side because of his schemes for petty vengeance. John Cleese: 'I WON'T allow the BBC to screen the new Fawlty Towers' - GB News World Exclusive". www.youtube.com. GB News on Youtube . Retrieved 9 February 2023. Sinclair's family complained that he wasn't as bad as the show made him out to be, saying that Sinclair had simply taken a disliking to the Python members in particular. However, a former waitress from the hotel claimed that Sinclair was even worse than Cleese had made out.