Fawlty Towers

Fawlty Towers1975

Genre: Comedy
Fawlty Towers is a British television sitcom broadcast on BBC2 in 1975 and 1979. Just two series of six episodes were made. The show was created and written by John Cleese and Connie Booth, who also starred in the show and were married at the time o… more »



[after explaining to everyone about the fire drill moments away]

Basil Fawlty:
Splendid. Well, now that's settled, we'll have the fire drill, which will commence in exactly 30 seconds from now. Thank you so much.

[Everyone stands still]

Basil Fawlty:
What are you doing? I mean, are you just gonna stand there?

Mr. Sharp:
Well, what do you suggest?

Basil Fawlty:
Well, couldn't one or two of you go in the bar and a few in the dining room... I mean, use your imagination?

Mr. Sharp:
Why?

Basil Fawlty:
Well, this is supposed to be a fire drill.

Mr. Sharp:
There's only a few seconds.

Basil Fawlty:
...Right, right. Well, stay where you are because, obviously, if there was a fire, you'd all be standing down here like this in the lobby, wouldn't you? I mean, why do we bother? We should let you all burn.

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