In the episode, while suffering the effects of concussion, Basil Fawlty repeatedly offends some German guests. The Germans ask aloud how the British could have won the war. 13 of 17 people found this review helpful. However, Basil hits the wall where he hung the moose head, which falls, knocks Basil out again, and lands on Manuel's head. However, Basil hits the wall where he hung the moose head, which falls, knocks Basil out again, and lands on Manuel's head. An episode of the classic 1970s sitcom Fawlty Towers is set to be reinstated on a BBC-owned streaming service after the service removed it because it contained “racial slurs”.. Sybil, in hospital for a few days, instructs Basil on several tasks he must do at the hotel, including running a required fire drill and hanging a The next morning Basil successfully mounts the head. Basil sneaks out and returns to Fawlty Towers in time to greet the German guests. As the Germans look on in disbelief, the Major comes out and thinks the moose is speaking to him again. The show was written by John Cleese and Connie Booth, who both also starred in the show; they were married at the time of series 1 but divorced before recording series 2. We were not supporting his views, we were making fun of them.
With John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth. Manuel races out of the kitchen and tries to help Basil, only to accidentally knock him out with a frying pan. The Germans ask aloud how the British could have won the war. A moose head to be hung, a fire drill to be conducted, and German guests are all a bit much for Basil to handle while Sybil's in hospital.
Basil sneaks out and returns to Fawlty Towers in time to greet the German guests. "The Germans" (on some releases named "Fire Drill") is the sixth episode of the BBC sitcom Fawlty Towers.In the episode, while suffering the effects of concussion, Basil Fawlty repeatedly offends some German guests. All hell frequently breaks loose as Basil tries to run the hotel, constantly under verbal (and sometime physical) attack from his unhelpful wife Sybil, and hindered by the incompetent, but easy target, Manuel; their Spanish waiter. Basil Fawlty : Is there something wrong? The Emmy noms are in! BBC-owned streaming service removed episode of 1970s BBC sitcom due to racial slursAn episode of the classic 1970s sitcom Fawlty Towers is set to be reinstated on a BBC-owned streaming service The famous “Don’t mention the war” episode will return to the platform “in the coming days”, according to a statement from UKTV.Guidance and warnings highlighting “potentially offensive content and language” will feature alongside the episode, it added.