Fawlty Towers - Season 2 Episode 6

Seasons & Episodes

Episode 1

Fawlty Towers – S02E01 – Communication Problems

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Episode 2

Fawlty Towers – S02E02 – The Psychiatrist

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Episode 3

Fawlty Towers – S02E03 – Waldorf Salad

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Episode 4

Fawlty Towers – S02E04 – The Kipper and the Corpse

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Episode 5

Fawlty Towers – S02E05 – The Anniversary

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Episode 6 Current

Fawlty Towers – S02E06 – Basil the Rat

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Episode Overview

Basil and the rest of the staff are in deep trouble when the health inspector turns up and delivers an enormous list of problems with the hotel. Things become even worse when Manuel's rat gets loose in the hotel.

Episode Details

Airdate: 1979-10-25

Episode Title: Basil the Rat

Runtime: 34

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Andrew Sachs, Ballard Berkeley, Brian Hall, Connie Booth, David Neville, Gilly Flower, John Cleese, John Quarmby, Prunella Scales, Renee Roberts

Episode Rating: 9 (2254 votes)

Country: UK

Release Year: 1979

Rotten Tomatoes: 100

Episode Runtime: 30 min

Rated: TV-PG

First Air Date: 1975-09-19

Seasons: 2

Status: Ended

Creators: Bob Spiers, John Howard Davies, Connie Booth, John Cleese

Awards: Top rated TV #66 | Won 3 BAFTA Awards, 7 wins & 2 nominations total

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