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

Director: Bob Spiers

Summary: The complete second series of the classic TV comedy which is based in a hotel in Torbay. Features the episodes 'Communication Problems', 'The Psychiatrist', 'Waldorf Salad', 'The Kipper And The Corpse', 'The Anniversary' and 'Basil The Rat'.

Basil (John Cleese) continues his manic and incompetent run of the Fawlty Towers hotel in this hilarious second season of the hit BBC sitcom. Will his staff (and those eccentric guests) finally give him a nervous breakdown

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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 farce, 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

Series 2:
Communication Problems
The Psychiatrist
Waldorf Salad
The Kipper and the Corpse
The Anniversary
Basil the Rat

Aspect Ratio:	4:3 Full Frame
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Subtitles:	Dutch, English, French, German
Year:	1976
Release Date:	October 8, 2001
Runtime:	194 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	B B C D V D 1065
Keywords:	Comedy, General, Series, Fawlty, Towers, Tv, Complete, Vol
Genre:	Comedy