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Connie Booth and Prunella Scales

Duration: 01:09

Fawlty Towers is a sitcom that first broadcast in 1975, written by John Cleese and Connie Booth. It is set in the fictional hotel Fawlty Towers in Torquay, run by the skinflint, snobbish Basil Fawlty. Here, Basil attempts to prevent the money he won on a racehorse from being discovered by his wife Sybil, who disapproves of gambling.

Available since: Fri 11 Feb 2011

Credits

Basil Fawlty
John Cleese
Sybil Fawlty
Prunella Scales
Polly
Connie Booth
Writer
Connie Booth
Writer
John Cleese
Production Designer
Nigel Curzon
Producer
Douglas Argent
Director
Bob Spiers

This clip is from

Fawlty Towers Series 2, Communication Problems

1/6 A racing tip and a guest who is hard of hearing spell financial disaster for Basil.

First broadcast: 19 Feb 1979

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