Stars: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth

Director: Bob Spiers

Summary: This set includes the entire Fawlty Towers collection. The collection is broken down as follows: BASIL THE RAT includes 'Basil the Rat,' 'The Anniversary', and 'Communication Problems'. THE GERMANS includes 'A Touch of Class', 'Hotel Inspectors', and 'The Germans'. THE KIPPER AND THE CORPSE includes 'The Kipper and the Corpse', 'Gourmet Night', and 'Waldorf Salad'. THE PSYCHIATRIST includes 'The Builders', 'The Wedding Party', and 'The Psychiatrist'.

This set includes the entire Fawlty Towers collection. The collection is broken down as follows: BASIL THE RAT includes 'Basil the Rat,' 'The Anniversary', and 'Communication Problems'. THE GERMANS includes 'A Touch of Class', 'Hotel Inspectors', and 'The Germans'. THE KIPPER AND THE CORPSE includes 'The Kipper and the Corpse', 'Gourmet Night', and 'Waldorf Salad'. THE PSYCHIATRIST includes 'The Builders', 'The Wedding Party', and 'The Psychiatrist'.

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Reviewed by: davybozal24-7
Posted on April 6, 2006 11:34 AM

Even though they only made 12 episodes in this hilarious cult series
which was made in the mid seventies , it is still very funny to watch
over and over again . John Cleese as the bumbling cynically sarcastic Basil Fawlty is a revelation , and Andrew Sachs as the hapless scapegoat dogsbody Manuel is just pure brilliant comedy.
My favourite episodes are The Germans when Basil cannot help himself trying to tell his German guests about the war , and Basil the
Rat when Manuel is in the possession of a so called Siberian hamster nicknamed ' Basil . Also Waldorf Salad is very funny .

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Often hailed as the greatest ever British sitcom, Fawlty Towers is closer to the more elaborate tradition of farce. Comprising two series made in 1975 and 1979, the total of just 12 episodes were painstakingly constructed by writers John Cleese and Connie Booth. Unlike most British farces, however, Fawlty Towers deals with the big themes--death, psychology, xenophobia and even sex-o-phobia (Basil's marriage to Sybil is the most sterile ever depicted in a sitcom). Basil's contempt for his guests is, of course, legendary. It takes little from patrons to unleash his sledgehammer sarcasm: "Rosewood, mahogany, teak? Sorry, I was wondering what you'd like your breakfast tray made out of," he sneers at a guest who dares request breakfast in bed. Like every Englishman, he wants to be king of his own castle and resents having to take in lodgers to maintain the place, especially the open-necked younger generation, whom he regards as sub-human. Mostly, though, Fawlty Towers is comedy of exasperation--who can forget the "damn good thrashing" Basil gives his clapped-out car, or the nervous breakdowns he almost suffers trying to make himself understood to Manuel? It's also comedy of embarrassment. The very fear of losing his dignity generally leads Basil into the most spectacularly undignified of predicaments. His inevitable misery is our sheer delight.--David Stubbs

Aspect Ratio:	4:3
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Cast Interviews, Commentaries By Directors, Profiles, Outtakes, Short Film, Scene Selection
Subtitles:	Dutch, English, French, German, Greek
Year:	1975
Release Date:	October 3, 2005
Runtime:	360 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	B B C D V D 1794
Keywords:	Comedy, Box, General, Three, Fawlty, Towers, Set, Tv, Complete, Discs
Genre:	Comedy