Fawlty Towers
Basil the Rat (a.k.a. Rats)
Season 2, Episode 6 · Aired 1979-10-25
Synopsis
The local health inspector issues a long list of hygienic aberrations which the staff must immediately sort out, or else face closure. After Manuel's pet rat escapes from his cage and runs loose in the hotel, the staff must catch it before the inspector finds it first. At the same time, they must try and discern which veal cutlets are safe to eat after one covered in rat poison gets mixed up with the others and almost every subsequent guest orders veal.
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