Fawlty Towers

British comedy about a hotel and it's highly strung owner, Basil Fawlty (played by JohnCleese). One episode where he gives his car a "damn good thrashing" is mentioned in LifesJustTooShort. Among the other memorable moments:

"I expect to be able to see the sea. --You can see the sea. It's over there between the land and the sky." ""What's a Waldorf, a walnut that's gone off"

Basil: "Don't drive over any mines, darling..."

Basil: "you cloth-eared bint"

Both series are on a 3-DVD set from the BBC and worth every penny.


Many people think Fawlty Towers is a comedy. It's actually a hard-hitting documentary about British hotels.

Britain: The land where the cops are more gracious and polite (to straight people) than the hotel managers.


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