Fawlty Towers/Vol 1
From The TV IV
| Fawlty Towers Vol. 1 Fawlty Towers | |
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| Release Date | October 16, 2001 |
| Region | 1 |
| Distributor | BBC Video |
| Disc Count | 1 |
| Episode Count | 4 |
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| Retail Price | $19.98 |
| Video | Full Screen |
| Audio | English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono |
| Subtitles | Closed Captioned; German & French |
| Purchase | Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk |
Contents |
[edit] Overview
Contains the first four episodes of the series: A Touch of Class, The Builders, The Wedding Party and Hotel Inspectors. This disc is identical to Disc One of Fawlty Towers: The Complete Collection.
[edit] Disc Breakdown
[edit] Special Features
- 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
