Unlike many comedies which try to be topical, end up being very much of their time, and as a consequence don't age well, which certainly can't be said about this show, which stars John Cleese as Basil Fawlty, manager(along with his wife Sybil, played by Prunella Scales) of an English hotel, and the various staff and guest problems he would face.
The comedy in this series built over the course of the 12 episodes, which would frequently end in Basil being humiliated in a predicament of his own making. Curious thing is how Fawlty isn't really a likable character, but a funny one, which was what John Cleese was going for.
Highlights are Basil suffering a concussion, and his subsequent encounter with a group of German guests...or how a rat gets loose, and Basil's frantic attempts to deal with a crazy tenant hunting it with an Elephant gun... Priceless!
The comedy in this series built over the course of the 12 episodes, which would frequently end in Basil being humiliated in a predicament of his own making. Curious thing is how Fawlty isn't really a likable character, but a funny one, which was what John Cleese was going for.
Highlights are Basil suffering a concussion, and his subsequent encounter with a group of German guests...or how a rat gets loose, and Basil's frantic attempts to deal with a crazy tenant hunting it with an Elephant gun... Priceless!