Fawlty Towers: Season 2

1979 · 6 episodes · ★ 8.3

Series 2

What Season 2 of Fawlty Towers

Basil Fawlty runs a small hotel in Torquay, on the Devon coast, with his wife, Sybil. He wants to give the establishment some class, but his bad temper and sharp tongue don't help. Every day brings mistakes, both his own and others', that pile up. Demanding guests join a staff that's not much help. Manuel, the waiter, barely speaks English, and Polly often bails the boss out of trouble. The episodes follow a guest who only hears what suits her, a psychiatrist whom Basil suspects is listening to his entire life, an American who orders a salad after hours, and a woman who demands attention for her dog. Basil loses his temper over one and all of them.

6episodes

Feb 19, 1979premiered

Oct 25, 1979final episode

3.2 hrtotal runtime

Season 2 Episodes

2x01 Communication Problems
Feb 19, 1979 · 31 min · ★ 8.8
A selectively deaf woman named Mrs Richards insists that she has had a large amount of money stolen at the hotel, and against Sybil's wishes Basil puts a fiver on Dragonfly.
Directing: Bob Spiers · Writing: Connie Booth, John Cleese · Starring: Joan Sanderson, Johnny Shannon, Robert Lankesheer, Bill Bradley
2x02 The Psychiatrist
Feb 26, 1979 · 36 min · ★ 8.7
A psychiatrist and his wife come to stay and Basil thinks Sybil is telling them all about his life.
Directing: Bob Spiers · Writing: Connie Booth, John Cleese · Starring: Nicky Henson, Elspet Gray, Luan Peters, Basil Henson
2x03 Waldorf Salad
Mar 5, 1979 · 32 min · ★ 7.8
An American and his wife get unsatisfactory service at Fawlty Towers when he orders a Waldorf salad, after the kitchen has closed.
Directing: Bob Spiers · Writing: Connie Booth, John Cleese · Starring: Norman Bird, Bruce Boa, Stella Tanner, Claire Nielson
2x04 The Kipper and the Corpse
Mar 12, 1979 · 32 min · ★ 8.5
Unknown to Basil, a guest dies in the night and he tries to serve him breakfast anyway and an obnoxious woman insists on service for her dog.
Directing: Bob Spiers · Writing: Connie Booth, John Cleese · Starring: Mavis Pugh, Geoffrey Palmer, Richard Davies, Derek Royle
2x05 The Anniversary
Mar 26, 1979 · 29 min · ★ 7.7
Sybil leaves before Basil's surprise anniversary party and Basil spends the evening trying to convince their friends she's ill.
Directing: Bob Spiers · Writing: Connie Booth, John Cleese · Starring: Una Stubbs, Ken Campbell, Pat Keen, Denyse Alexander
2x06 Basil the Rat Season Finale
Oct 25, 1979 · 34 min · ★ 8.5
The health inspector is coming and Basil tells Manuel to get rid of his pet rat, which he later finds out is named Basil.
Directing: Bob Spiers · Writing: Connie Booth, John Cleese · Starring: Sabina Franklyn, John Quarmby, David Neville, James Taylor