Fawlty Towers

Series 1

Episode 5: Gourmet Night

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 17^th Oct 1975, 21:00 on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: Mon 19^th Apr 2021, 20:30 on BBC One Yorkshire

Classic sitcom about a hotel run by disaster-prone Basil Fawlty and his overbearing wife Sybil. Basil's new chef tries to turn Fawlty Towers into a gourmet's paradise.

Brazil

BBC Two

Duration: 2 hours, 16 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 29^th Aug 2007, 23:20 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 12^th Oct 2011, 22:00 on BBC Four

Orwellian fantasy. Sam Lowry (Jonathan Pryce) is happy in his job at the Ministry of Information. Frequent daydreams transport him from drab reality, until the worst occurs. Show more

Contributors

Sam Lowry:: Jonathan Pryce
Harry Tuttle:: Robert De Niro
Mrs Ida Lowry:: Katherine Helmond
Mr Kurtzmann:: Ian Holm
Spoor:: Bob Hoskins
Jack Lint:: Michael Palin
Mr Warrenn:: Ian Richardson
Mr Helpmann:: Peter Vaughan
Jill Layton:: Kim Greist
Director:: Terry Gilliam
Dr Jaffe:: Jim Broadbent
Mrs Terrain:: Barbara Hicks
Lime:: Charles McKeown
Dowser:: Derrick O'Connor
Spiro:: Bryan Pringle
Technician:: Ray Cooper
Girl Buttle:: Prudence Oliver
Arrest Official:: Simon Jones
Bill:: Derek Deadman
Charlie:: Nigel Planer
TV Commercial Presenter:: Terence Bayler
MOI Lobby Porter:: Gorden Kaye
Bespectacled Lurker:: Bill Wallis
Old Lady with Dog:: Ann Way
Black Maria Guard:: Don Henderson
Priest:: Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Writer:: Terry Gilliam
Writer:: Tom Stoppard
Writer:: Charles McKeown
Producer:: Arnon Milchan

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