Gourmet Night (a.k.a. Gourmet's Paradise) - S1-E5
Factual error: Just before the 'thrashing' scene, the road Basil wants to drive along is called Mentmore Close. In Britain, streets called "Close" are usually dead ends to traffic.
Fawlty Towers (1975)
1 correction since 12 Dec '25, 06:22
Starring: John Cleese, Connie Booth, Andrew Sachs, Prunella Scales
Genres: Comedy
Gourmet Night (a.k.a. Gourmet's Paradise) - S1-E5
Revealing mistake: When the Colonel first meets Basil, the same shot is used twice of the Colonel twitching.
The Wedding Party (a.k.a. Sex) - S1-E3
Basil: Did you ever see that film, "How To Murder Your Wife"?
Major Gowen: How To Murder Your Wife"?
Basil: Yes, awfully good. I saw it six times.
More trivia for Fawlty Towers
Question: Basil asks the American male guest (Mr Hamilton) if they have palm trees in California. The American replies that, "They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them." The DVD then appears to cut prematurely to the next scene. Is there a hidden or subliminal joke here that I'm missing?
Answer: A possible explanation can be found here: http://tviv.org/Fawlty_Towers/Waldorf_Salad Quote: "This is, of course, sarcasm, as southern California in general and Los Angeles in particular is famous for its palm trees".