Fawlty Towers, Series 2

Fawlty Towers (1975-1979) was a BBC television sitcom about hotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance that form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away. more »

Virginia:
There is something very peculiar about all this. I won't stand here while an old friend like Sybil-

Basil:
Look, it's perfectly Sybil. Simple's not well. She lost her throat and her voice hurt. The doctor came and said it was a bit serious. Not a lot; a bit. He went away, she started to puff up, he's coming back later this afternoon, and it's best for her to be on her own. Now what is so peculiar about that?

Roger:
Her driving round in the town.

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