Fawlty Towers
The Hotel Inspectors
Season 1, Episode 4 · Aired 1975-10-10
Synopsis
When Basil hears of hotel inspectors roaming Torquay incognito, he realises with horror that guests he has been abusing could easily be among them. Basil becomes increasingly obsessed with trying to determine which guests are hotel inspectors, but his suspects turn out not to be, to his frustration.
In the series
This episode is part of Fawlty Towers (1975–1979) on BBC Two.
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Key cast
- John Cleese as Basil Fawlty
- Prunella Scales as Sybil Fawlty
- Connie Booth as Polly Sherman
- Andrew Sachs as Manuel