The Hotel Inspectors
- Episode aired Oct 10, 1975
- TV-PG
- 29m
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8.8/10
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Basil Fawlty goes on the alert when he hears there are hotel inspectors in the area.Basil Fawlty goes on the alert when he hears there are hotel inspectors in the area.Basil Fawlty goes on the alert when he hears there are hotel inspectors in the area.
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- John Howard Davies(uncredited)
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- TriviaJohn Cleese has stated that Basil's line about the table tennis table not being "in absolutely mint condition, but it could certainly be used in an emergency", is his favorite line from any episode of Fawlty Towers.
- GoofsPeas are not an ingredient in Spanish Omelette.
- Quotes
Mr. Hutchinson: Now listen, there's a documentary on BBC2 this evening about "Squawking Bird", the leader of the Blackfoot Indians in the late 1860s. Now this starts at 8:45 and goes on for approximately three-quarters of an hour.
Basil Fawlty: I'm sorry, are you talking to me?
Mr. Hutchinson: Indeed I am. Yes, now, is it possible for me to reserve the BBC2 channel for the duration of this televisual feast?
Basil Fawlty: Why don't you talk properly?
- Crazy creditsThe previously displaced "L" and "W" of the Fawlty Towers sign are now missing.
- ConnectionsFeatured in This Week: Episode dated 18 January 2007 (2007)
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What can I do for you three gentlemen?!
This was the very first "Fawlty Towers" episode I saw - and I think it is a good 'first episode' to see. Unlike some others that move at an insanely fast pace (or a few others much slower), this one is timed just right and seems to let the 'comic rays' shine brightly. A lot of attention is given over to the main character, Mr. Hutchinson (portrayed wizardly by Bernard Cribbins) and it does pay off nicely, although there are many other small bits that deserve mentioning. The scenes with James Cossins (whom Basil mistakes as a hotel inspector) are terrific...Cossins plays Mr. Walt one-hundred percent deadpan and it is downright hilarious. Andrew Sachs probably does some of his best work in this one, too...in the later episodes, Manuel's English gets a bit better, but in this one, he's hopelessly dense (check out the scene where Basil starts crying, and Manuel comes in, clueless, wondering what the hell is going on, staring back and forth at Basil and Walt.) And, in usual Fawlty Towers spirit, the main character DOES get what they deserve after putting the hotel through agony, and Basil escapes unscathed...almost.
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- oceanave
- Aug 31, 2006
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