Fawlty Towers/The Complete Collection

Fawlty Towers: The Complete Collection Fawlty Towers
Release Date	October 16, 2001
Format	DVD
Region	1
Distributor	BBC Video
Disc Count	3
Episode Count	12
Running Time	500 minutes
Retail Price	$59.98
Video	Full Screen
Audio	English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Subtitles	Closed Captioned German French
Purchase	Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk

Overview

Contains every episode of the series.

Disc Breakdown

Disc One

• Episodes: A Touch of Class, The Builders, The Wedding Party, Hotel Inspectors
• Audio commentary on all episodes by director John Howard Davies
• Interview with John Cleese
• "A Visit to Torquay: Home of Fawlty Towers": Featurette about Torquay, the English town in which Fawlty Towers is set, and the hotel and hotelier which are the inspiration for the series
• "Customer Service Tips": Various clips of Basil Fawlty and the Fawlty Towers staff mistreating customers and being mistreated by them
• Footage showing the ravages of the fire on the Wooburn Grange Country Club
• "Helpful Staff": Bios and filmographies of John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Connie Booth and Andrew Sachs
• "Guest Registry": Bios and filmographies of notable and recurring guest stars Ballard Berkeley, Bernard Cribbins, Gilly Flower & Renee Roberts, Michael Gwynn, David Kelly and Robin Ellis
• Trailers for French and Saunders, Father Ted, The League of Gentlemen, Wallace and Gromit and BBC America

Disc Two

• Episodes: Gourmet Night, The Germans, Communication Problems, The Psychiatrist
• Audio commentary on Gourmet Night and The Germans by director-producer John Howard Davies
• Audio commentary on Communication Problems and The Psychiatrist by director Bob Spiers
• Interview with John Cleese
• Interview with Andrew Sachs
• "How to Manage Your Staff": Various clips of Basil Fawlty relating to his staff
• "Helpful Staff": John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Connie Booth, Andrew Sachs and Brian Hall
• "Guest Registry": Ballard Berkeley, Gilly Flower & Renee Roberts, Joan Sanderson and Nicky Henson
• Trailers for French and Saunders, Father Ted, The League of Gentlemen, Wallace and Gromit and BBC America

Disc Three

• Episodes: Waldorf Salad, The Kipper and the Corpse, The Anniversary, Basil the Rat
• Audio commentary on all episodes by director Bob Spiers
• Interview with John Cleese
• Interview with Prunella Scales
• "Tips for a Successful Marriage": Various clips of Basil Fawlty relating to Sybil Fawlty
• Out-takes
• "Helpful Staff": John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Connie Booth, Andrew Sachs and Brian Hall
• "Guest Registry": Ballard Berkeley, Gilly Flower & Renee Roberts, Charles McKeown, John Quarmby, Geoffrey Palmer and Una Stubbs
• Trailers for French and Saunders, Father Ted, The League of Gentlemen, Wallace and Gromit and BBC America

Special Features

• Interviews with John Cleese, Prunella Scales & Andrew Sachs
• Director's commentary on all episodes
• "A Visit to Torquay: Home of Fawlty Towers" featurette
• Bios and filmographies of the cast
• Out-takes

Alterations

• In the episode 2x04 - The Kipper and the Corpse, a line of dialogue has been cut from a conversation early in the episode—most likely the result of a faulty master (no pun intended). When Mr. Leeman is ordering his breakfast in bed from Sybil, Basil makes a snarky remark. The original conversation is:

Sybil: Yes, we can. I'll call you back.

Basil: Is it your legs?

Mr. Leeman: I'm sorry?

Basil: Well, most of our guests manage to struggle down in the morning. I was wondering if you had something wrong with you?

On this DVD, there is a quick cut from the end of Sybil's line to Mr. Leeman's response, so now the conversation (a bit more confusingly) sounds like this:

Sybil: Yes, we can. I'll call you back.

Mr. Leeman: I'm sorry?

Basil: Well, most of our guests manage to struggle down in the morning. I was wondering if you had something wrong with you?