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The main character of the series. A rude, arrogant, bullying, hostile, misanthropic and unpleasant man who hates pretty much everyone he interacts with, Basil has inexplicably decided to open and run a hotel. He's not very good at it.
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The main character of the series. A rude, arrogant, pompous, pretentious, bullying, hostile, misanthropic misanthropic, classist and unpleasant man who hates pretty much everyone he interacts with, Basil has inexplicably decided to open and run a hotel. He's not very good at it.
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* TheComicallySerious: The character himself was designed with this trope in mind. John Cleese has mentioned in interviews that the guiding principle he had when designing Fawlty was that someone having something embarrassing happen to them isn't funny; someone having something embarrassing happen to them and trying to press on as though everything is normal is hilarious.
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* TheComicallySerious: The character himself was designed with this trope in mind. John Cleese has mentioned in interviews that the his guiding principle he had when designing Basil Fawlty was that was: Someone having something embarrassing happen to them? That isn't funny. But someone having something embarrassing happen to them isn't funny; someone having something embarrassing happen to them them, and then trying to press on ''press on'', as though everything is normal is hilarious.''normal''? That's '''''hilarious'''''.
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* CatchPhrase: "Qué?"
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* CatchPhrase: "Qué?""¿Qué?"
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* MsFanservice: Despite being in her mid to late thirties, she definitely has her fans.
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* MsFanservice: Despite being in her mid to late thirties, She’s a slim, attractive blonde, sports a form-fitting wardrobe, and at one point, having just come back from a date, she definitely has her fans.
goes bra-less in a flimsy, revealing top — to [[SourPrude Basil’s horror]].
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* OnlySaneWoman: Downplayed: while Sybil is horrible to Basil and frequently demonstrated to be NotSoAboveItAll, her approach to business and hospitality is presented as efficient, reasonable, and respectful and she's frequently vindicated by the story when Basil's schemes go against her directives and backfire.
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* OnlySaneWoman: Downplayed: while Sybil is horrible to Basil and frequently demonstrated to be NotSoAboveItAll, her approach to business and hospitality is presented as efficient, reasonable, and respectful and she's frequently vindicated by the story when Basil's schemes go against her directives and backfire. Generally speaking, if Polly isn't around, Sybil will be the voice of reason in a situation.
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* OnlySaneWoman: Sybil is horrible to Basil, but her approach to business and hospitality is presented as efficient and reasonable and respectful and she's frequently vindicated by the story when Basil's schemes go against her directives and backfire.
* SexlessMarriage: Given how little Basil and Sybil actively like each other, it's made pretty obvious that their marriage involves absolutely nothing sexual at all.
* SexlessMarriage: Given how little Basil and Sybil actively like each other, it's made pretty obvious that their marriage involves absolutely nothing sexual at all.
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* OnlySaneWoman: Downplayed: while Sybil is horrible to Basil, but Basil and frequently demonstrated to be NotSoAboveItAll, her approach to business and hospitality is presented as efficient and reasonable efficient, reasonable, and respectful and she's frequently vindicated by the story when Basil's schemes go against her directives and backfire.
* SexlessMarriage: Given how little Basil and Sybil actively like eachother, other (and the fact that they sleep in separate beds), it's made pretty obvious that their marriage involves absolutely nothing sexual at all.
* SexlessMarriage: Given how little Basil and Sybil actively like each
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* HypercompetentSidekick: She always manages to conjure up a career and livelihood-saving lie for Basil in the heat of the moment. She's still a pretty lousy waitress though.
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* HypercompetentSidekick: She always manages to conjure up a career and livelihood-saving lie for Basil in the heat of the moment. Notably, in "The Germans" when both Basil and Sybil are in the hospital, Polly not only manages to run the hotel by herself, but according to Sybil, is doing a good job doing it. She's still a pretty lousy waitress though.though.
* JackOfAllTrades: Bordering on RenaissanceMan: though ostensibly just a waitress, "The Anniversary" has her point out to Basil that she also acts as receptionist, maid, telephone operator, and electrician when the situation calls for it. Outside of her work, she's also a talented artist and is reasonably proficient in both Spanish and German.
* JackOfAllTrades: Bordering on RenaissanceMan: though ostensibly just a waitress, "The Anniversary" has her point out to Basil that she also acts as receptionist, maid, telephone operator, and electrician when the situation calls for it. Outside of her work, she's also a talented artist and is reasonably proficient in both Spanish and German.
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-->'''Played by''': Connie Booth
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-->'''Played by''': Connie Booth
Creator/ConnieBooth
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-->'''Played by''': Prunella Scales
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-->'''Played by''': Prunella Scales
Creator/PrunellaScales
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* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: All twelve episodes see him completely and utterly fail in whatever he tries to do. His greatest success, at the end of the tenth episode, is merely ''escaping'' just before everything goes to pot and making Sybil have to deal with it, but even that doesn't change that everything else before that failed completely.
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-->'''Played by''': Andrew Sachs
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-->'''Played by''': Andrew Sachs
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Between his ''severe'' anxiety and anger management problems, victim complex, and propensity to compulsive lying, Basil is clearly not the picture of good mental health.
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* SixthRanger
* TeamChef
* TeamChef
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* SixthRanger
SixthRanger: He first shows up in the second series and is generally treated as if he's always been there, or at least has been there a while. He's also generally a less central part of the cast or the plots of the episode.
*TeamChefTeamChef: This is his job at the hotel.
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The main character of the series. A rude, arrogant, bullying, hostile, misanthropic and unpleasant man who hates pretty much everyone he interacts with, Basil has inexplicably decided to open and run a hotel. He's not very good at it.
Basil's wife, who coexists in a relationship of warm mutual loathing with him. While generally horrible to Basil himself, she has much better people skills than him but balances this with a general disinclination to help out around the hotel.
The hotel waiter, porter and general dogsbody, Manuel -- a recent arrival from Barcelona -- has only a minimal grasp on either the English language or his duties at the hotel. While helpful and well-meaning, he generally causes more trouble than he helps with, leading to him suffering the bulk of Basil's wrath.
The hotel's waitress and receptionist, and quite possibly the only person present with any kind of common sense, maturity, competence or willingness to help. While this doesn't help her avoid any of the chaos, it does at least give her sufficient wit to be able to cope.
A long-time resident of the hotel who, despite occupying the place in physical terms, is definitely not entirely present in a psychological sense.
Two elderly residents of the hotel.
The rather sketchy but nevertheless surprisingly competent hotel chef.
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* OnlySaneMan: Terry is much cooler headed than the rest of the staff and is generally much more relaxed even during bad situations. Even Polly is more highly strung. He's also much less moral about his actions such as simply cutting the chewed (by a cat) part off of a steak to serve.
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* OnlySaneMan: Terry is much cooler headed than the rest of the staff and is generally much more relaxed even during bad situations. Even Polly is more highly strung.strung (though in total fairness, this is also because she's more likely to be entangled in the chaos than he is, as he usually keeps to himself in the kitchens). He's also much less moral about his actions such as simply cutting the chewed (by a cat) part off of a steak to serve.
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Up To Eleven is being dewicked.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Probably one of the most sarcastic characters in history. Almost 80% of what he says is sarcastic and rude. There are a lot of [[DeadpanSnarker deadpan snarkers]] in this comedy series, but [[UpToEleven Basil just takes it up to a whole new level.]]
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* DeadpanSnarker: Probably one of the most sarcastic characters in history. Almost 80% of what he says is sarcastic and rude. There are a lot of [[DeadpanSnarker deadpan snarkers]] in this comedy series, but [[UpToEleven Basil just takes it up to a whole new level.]]
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* HistoricalVillainDowngrade: He was based on a real hotel owner named Donald Sinclair. You might think his flaws were exaggerated for comedic effect, but at least one of his former employees says he was ''[[UpToEleven even worse]]'' than Basil. At the very least Sinclair's wife complained it was an exaggeration and it was Cleese's team that were rude and unreasonable.
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* HistoricalVillainDowngrade: He was based on a real hotel owner named Donald Sinclair. You might think his flaws were exaggerated for comedic effect, but at least one of his former employees says he was ''[[UpToEleven even worse]]'' ''even worse'' than Basil. At the very least Sinclair's wife complained it was an exaggeration and it was Cleese's team that were rude and unreasonable.
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* OnlySaneWoman: Sybil is horrible to Basil, but her approach to running the hotel is presented as efficient and reasonable and she's frequently vindicated by the story when Basil's schemes go against her directives and backfire.
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* OnlySaneWoman: Sybil is horrible to Basil, but her approach to running the hotel business and hospitality is presented as efficient and reasonable and respectful and she's frequently vindicated by the story when Basil's schemes go against her directives and backfire.
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* LeanAndMean: His wife calls him an "an ageing, brilliantined stick insect".
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* LeanAndMean: His wife calls him an "an ageing, aging, brilliantined stick insect".
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* OnlySaneWoman: Along with Polly, one of the most reasonable members of the staff.
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* OnlySaneWoman: Along with Polly, one of Sybil is horrible to Basil, but her approach to running the most hotel is presented as efficient and reasonable members of and she's frequently vindicated by the staff.story when Basil's schemes go against her directives and backfire.
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* PsychopathicManChild: He can throw extremely child-like tantrums or get caught up in silliest schemes, but his mad-eyed viciousness at whoever he feels has slighted him can honestly be kind of scary.
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* PsychopathicManChild: He can throw extremely child-like tantrums or get caught up in the silliest schemes, but his mad-eyed viciousness at towards whoever he feels has slighted him can honestly be kind of scary.
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* FatalFlaw: Basil's failures are brought upon his ''insane'' temper and snobbishness.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: In "The Kipper and the Corpse", Miss Tibbs has a larger role as she is frequently startled by the deceased Mr. Leeman.
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-->'''Miss Tibbs:''' Mr. Fawlty, we’re concerned about your health.
-->'''Basil:''' Well I’ll live longer than you.
-->'''Basil:''' Well I’ll live longer than you.
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* AmbiguousCriminalHistory: WordOfGod was that the character was portrayed as if he was on the run from the law.
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* PunnyName: It's no accident that his surname sounds like "Faulty".
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Dewicking per TRS.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: He does have a point when he complains about the guests, as some of them really are [[NotSoDifferent as obnoxious and unpleasant as he is]]. It's just that even though Polly and Manuel find themselves in agreement with Basil a lot of the time, he's still such an ass that they can't help but root against him.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: He does have a point when he complains about the guests, as some of them really are [[NotSoDifferent as obnoxious and unpleasant as he is]].is. It's just that even though Polly and Manuel find themselves in agreement with Basil a lot of the time, he's still such an ass that they can't help but root against him.
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* NiceGuy: The most innocent of the staff.
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* MsFanservice: Despite being in her mid to late thirties, she definitely has her fans.
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* HistoricalVillainDowngrade: He was based on a real hotel owner named Donald Sinclair. You might think his flaws were exaggerated for comedic effect, but at least one of his former employees says he was ''[[UpToEleven even worse]]'' than Basil.
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* HistoricalVillainDowngrade: He was based on a real hotel owner named Donald Sinclair. You might think his flaws were exaggerated for comedic effect, but at least one of his former employees says he was ''[[UpToEleven even worse]]'' than Basil. At the very least Sinclair's wife complained it was an exaggeration and it was Cleese's team that were rude and unreasonable.
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* UndyingLoyalty: He leaps to Basil's defense when an American guest declares the hotel the worst in Great Britain... if only because [[DamnedByFaintPraise "There's a place in Eastbourne"]] that he considered worse.
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* UndyingLoyalty: He leaps to Basil's defense defence when an American guest declares the hotel the worst in Great Britain... if only because [[DamnedByFaintPraise "There's a place in Eastbourne"]] that he considered worse.
