The top mistakes in Fawlty Towers http://www.moviemistakes.com/tv3495 en Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:57:01 +0000 50888 When the Major first meets Basil, the same shot is used twice of the Major twitching. 94505 In the first scene when Basil is trying to repair his car, when he tries to start the engine, the engine sounds are totally out of sync with Basil turning the ignition key. 93712 At the end of the end of the episode where everyone is cleaning up, there is a shadow of the boom mic on the wall. 78269 When Basil goes to fetch the branch to give the car a thrashing after it breaks down, the car manages to move onto the pavement all by itself. 49678 When Basil brings in Lord Melbury's cases, they swap hands between the exterior and interior shots.