Fawlty Towers: Another one snuffed it in the night

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  • From the episode "The Kipper And The Corpse" - After Basil took out-of-date kippers to Mr Leeman for breakfast (without noticing he'd died), he tries to defend himself in front of Dr Pryce.
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  • @BenBanjo87
    @BenBanjo87 2 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    "Well, when he said Mr Leeman was _dead_ ...I thought he said he's _still in bed!"_
    Polly is a genius at thinking on her feet! 😂😂

    • @shaz2761
      @shaz2761 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Cybil ruined her story, just to humiliate Basil 😅😅

  • @MrHistorian123
    @MrHistorian123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    RIP the brilliant Geoffrey Palmer.

    • @CoCotheTurtle
      @CoCotheTurtle ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He was so good in this sketch as the chef. Or as the guy who died. Or as the coroner.

    • @70AD-user45
      @70AD-user45 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He was the doctor, "you mean to say you didn't know this man was dead".

    • @MrHistorian123
      @MrHistorian123 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@CoCotheTurtle Your intelligence level shames turtles.

    • @CoCotheTurtle
      @CoCotheTurtle ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrHistorian123 Because I don't know some British character actor from the 70's?

    • @MrHistorian123
      @MrHistorian123 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@CoCotheTurtle No. It's because you didn't bother to research who he played (it takes about 30 seconds) and instead made a stupid comment.
      And Geoffrey Palmer has been in dozens of films and TV programmes way beyond the 70s (Butterflies, As Time Goes By).

  • @marklynn5899
    @marklynn5899 4 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    When Basil thinks the kippers killed him and worried facing potential prosecution 😂

    • @Komicklepto
      @Komicklepto ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The fact that he's more concerned about what might happen to him rather than this poor man or his family is what makes it even funnier!

    • @SamuelBlack84
      @SamuelBlack84 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Komicklepto The dead guy is long past caring

    • @Homer-je1pz
      @Homer-je1pz ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Komicklepto why should he care more about the dead guest than potentially going to prison for 20 yrs? Is your brain running straight or are you just retarded?

    • @shortallliam3142
      @shortallliam3142 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I love the sudden change to a feeling of relief - ignoring the gravity of the situstion - so he starts dancing and then pretents that he's crying...

    • @henrysmith883
      @henrysmith883 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks I never realised. So grateful you posted.

  • @brunomyname9264
    @brunomyname9264 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    I am French I saw Fawlty Towers while working in Aberdeen back then in 1974/5. I only get 90 % of the dialogues but still , this is the best television serial in the world ! I cannot stop watching it again an again .

    • @ultramarinechaplain88
      @ultramarinechaplain88 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      My dad recorded every episode on vhs and watched it everday when i came back from school in the 90s. Literally one of the greatest comedies of all time

    • @srfrg9707
      @srfrg9707 ปีที่แล้ว

      Comment? Que lis-je? La meilleur série télévisée au monde? Une série anglaiiiise? Traître à la patrie! Vite qu'on apporte la guillotine...

  • @Formula1Madx
    @Formula1Madx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    01:22 "He's stone cold. Oh joy! Oh thank you god! Isn't it wonderful! I'm so happy! Hooray! Hooray!" 😂😂😂

    • @BenBanjo87
      @BenBanjo87 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      "Ahem! Sad, isn't it?"

    • @Jimbo-og6ei
      @Jimbo-og6ei 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂😂

    • @glenmorgan4597
      @glenmorgan4597 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thank god for that

  • @kuwabatakesanjuro1453
    @kuwabatakesanjuro1453 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    "I mean, this is a hotel, not the Burma Railway..."

    • @carlbirtles4518
      @carlbirtles4518 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Would this be banned in Japan or Myanmar?

  • @JongleurJ10
    @JongleurJ10 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Only just noticed you can see the kipper poking out of Basil's top for a while before Sybil helpfully points it out

  • @martymart6143
    @martymart6143 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    RIP Geoffrey Palmer

  • @lukeskywalker1574
    @lukeskywalker1574 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Classic British comedy, love it, wish they still made this program.

  • @WillRock07
    @WillRock07 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I've seen this episode quite a fair bit and I've only just noticed Manuel and the Sausages at the beginning of the video lmao. Still finding new things to laugh at with this show so many years later.

    • @stagna1959
      @stagna1959 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sausages were probably 2 months over the expiration date too, so it is good thing Manuel ruined them. And there were 2 dead pigeons in water tank, so I doubt very much that Fawlty Towers tea and soup tasted very good . And of course wine was corked and Manuel pet rat was running around and they did not know which meat loaf was contaminated with rat poison, so they took just one wild guess after another, collected all meat from the floor ( little bit of floor dirt on meat is not the deal braker ) and still tried to cook them and sell to customers .
      No wonder they had dead hotel guest, wonder is that rest of bunch survived to see another day

  • @mod6462
    @mod6462 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I don’t immediately think oh there’s another one who’s snuffed it in the night 😂😂

  • @stevebrazilio
    @stevebrazilio 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Great performance by everyone, including Geoffrey Palmer.

  • @mq46312
    @mq46312 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    If the kippers did indeed kill him it would be the fastest death from food poisoning of all time.

    • @MrThischarmingman2
      @MrThischarmingman2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Basil's never been one to think logically.

  • @tonypap1
    @tonypap1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    How on Earth can this only have 31K views?

  • @gordoncampbell100
    @gordoncampbell100 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Basil ,there`s a kipper sticking out of your jumper 😂.

  • @Jimbo-og6ei
    @Jimbo-og6ei 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    All the years Iv seen this, it allways makes me laugh absolutely brilliant 😂 even times I’m feeling low!!

  • @daedelous7094
    @daedelous7094 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Notice at 0:46 Cleese knocks off part of the railing/set.

    • @carlodonn8983
      @carlodonn8983 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lol that set was always wobbling and falling apart !!

  • @alvinwagner6085
    @alvinwagner6085 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I think this episode may be the funniest single episode of TV I’ve ever watched.

  • @1954audrey
    @1954audrey 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Brilliant 😊😊😊😊😊

  • @raymondfunnel6856
    @raymondfunnel6856 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    With the great Geoffrey Palmer R I P

  • @simonh6371
    @simonh6371 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This is a hotel, not a Burma railway!

  • @gordonsargon9167
    @gordonsargon9167 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My favorite episode.

  • @florenna
    @florenna 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    One of the very best episodes of Fawlty Towers :D

  • @leoholder7839
    @leoholder7839 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Rip the doctor- Geoffrey Palmer

  • @prestidigitation2301
    @prestidigitation2301 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Comedy gold. Love the Egon Ronay one liner. Brilliant.

  • @natashakershaw5581
    @natashakershaw5581 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Why does the part with Miss Tibbs crying in the wardrobe always give me the feeling that the whole show is meant
    to give you the need to hide away in your
    own house and do the same thing??!!!

  • @chrisp4170
    @chrisp4170 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    All the elements of classic British farce

  • @cbcdesign001
    @cbcdesign001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    RIP Doc.

  • @peterbrown6224
    @peterbrown6224 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "This is a hotel, not the Burma Railway".
    Why did he say that when I was trying to drink my coffee?

  • @HHM706
    @HHM706 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is a Hotel in Torquay not the Burma Railway 🤣

  • @secondme209
    @secondme209 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    3:34 "I've been up since 5:30 you know"

  • @rogerpedersen5036
    @rogerpedersen5036 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That would explain a lot 🤣

  • @connorphipps8377
    @connorphipps8377 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    0:41: *When you suddenly realize after 3 years that your vice president of your team pushed up daisies, only to find that she's haunting everyone till the day you die:*

  • @tombarter3287
    @tombarter3287 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    On the one hand, he’s more concerned with not getting into trouble, but do you think he’s worried that he might be responsible for the death of a man too? I mean, he does seem unusually ecstatic at the revelation that the kippers WEREN’T the cause.

  • @macca696
    @macca696 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm so happy hurray 🥲

  • @joeybill9472
    @joeybill9472 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    I mean it does actually say 'Hotel' outside, you know. Perhaps I should be more specific. What about 'Hotel for people who have a better than 50 per cent chance of making it through the night?'"

    • @sarahbrightmore3749
      @sarahbrightmore3749 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Jesus Christ I roll around laughing everytime 😂😂

    • @martymart6143
      @martymart6143 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That's my favourite Bssil rant. There's another one snuffed it in the middle of the night

    • @sarahbrightmore3749
      @sarahbrightmore3749 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@martymart6143 Mine too!!! Makes me laugh so hard every single time

    • @gregoryborton6598
      @gregoryborton6598 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      "This is a hotel, not the Burma Railway!"

    • @benjaminparkinson5255
      @benjaminparkinson5255 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Polly reminds of my oldest daughter wise and alert

  • @TimSurway
    @TimSurway 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Anyone else notice that Basil breaks one of the skirting boards at 0:47?

    • @Peter-gi3re
      @Peter-gi3re 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes I did 😀

    • @CoCotheTurtle
      @CoCotheTurtle ปีที่แล้ว

      I think it is because it is a television set, and not an actual hotel.

    • @raysmith7251
      @raysmith7251 ปีที่แล้ว

      N/EVER noticed THAT..

    • @humongoustesticlees
      @humongoustesticlees ปีที่แล้ว

      "Skirting boards"? The yanks in the room won't know what you're talking about. 🙂

    • @moodydude6790
      @moodydude6790 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Never noticed that since I was focusing on the wall wobbling (as they do on shows like this), but yeah, you can even hear the wood snap!

  • @therussianspy5882
    @therussianspy5882 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I've seen this probably a hundred times and only just now noticed that Basil's attempt to toss a kipper out the window at 2:01 fails miserably - if you watch the bottom left (maybe at 0.25 speed) you can see a kipper bounce off the closed window (i.e., it slammed shut before the kipper went outside). It's the perfect setup for Dr. Price's "what's that?" at 2:06 🤣

  • @belowaveagej0e780
    @belowaveagej0e780 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    “What you on about? I’ve just took him his kippers…
    😳 Oh my God!!” 🏃🏻‍♂️💨💨

  • @bigyouth7871
    @bigyouth7871 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    We can get 20 jears for this😂😂😂

  • @jayque
    @jayque 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    He has incredible flexibility and was he a dancer? I mean some of the episodes his legs split run like its nothing. Its really astonishing!

  • @reggiebhorrorbaker1650
    @reggiebhorrorbaker1650 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My favourite

  • @sirman8774
    @sirman8774 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The title 🤣 🤣

  • @Hank..
    @Hank.. ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "What's the matter with that dog?" oh yeah i forgot that Polly vindictively spiked a dogs food with hot sauce to hurt it because it nipped at her

    • @BenBanjo87
      @BenBanjo87 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      "Bangers a la bang"

  • @am74343
    @am74343 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I love how Manuel pours out the entire salt container LOL!
    Basil: "We could get 20 years for this!!"

  • @ZulfiqarAli-yb2bu
    @ZulfiqarAli-yb2bu ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Aslamwalikum wa Rehmatullahi wa Barkatuhu. Fawalty towers number one comedy in the world. Number one in England and around the world. John cleese is legend superstar number one actor. Allah Hafiz 🇸🇦🇵🇰

    • @shaz2761
      @shaz2761 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes is very good, sexy time. U will be my wife jagshemssh. I make a sexy time. Chenque

  • @joeblogs-vx4ep
    @joeblogs-vx4ep 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    He's stone cold oh joy oh thankyou God ! 😂😂😂😂

  • @HHM706
    @HHM706 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh Joy!

  • @pmfg875
    @pmfg875 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Worldwide risk management tutorial! It’s a semitone higher! aLl in tHe MaRkEtS tOgEthEr

  • @garyturner5739
    @garyturner5739 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The political correct will probably object to the poisoning of the shitsue dog by Polly, after she and Manuel had been bitten by it in the dining room.

  • @buddyjgollan8726
    @buddyjgollan8726 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is very bloody funny can't get away with anything now with pc how times changed but just hope the upcoming new series of fawlty towers does survive

  • @ronaldmaker5756
    @ronaldmaker5756 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    😂😂😂😂😂

  • @lewisweston8016
    @lewisweston8016 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Mr Fawlty!!

  • @LesStewartLPS
    @LesStewartLPS 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Rock 🪨 🎸 🎉

  • @ciaranleeman9994
    @ciaranleeman9994 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My name is Mr. Leeman!

  • @lucywinch-furness2776
    @lucywinch-furness2776 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice man good man touch man well

  • @GarveyPeterson
    @GarveyPeterson 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    BASIL!

  • @vordman
    @vordman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Major scenery wobble at 45 secs.

  • @TDKiller415
    @TDKiller415 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Is it just me or does Leeman look like Roose Bolton??

  • @michelleingham1736
    @michelleingham1736 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Classic. O.rxy

  • @Iggywiggywoo
    @Iggywiggywoo 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Why didn’t Basil have the common sense the first time he brought the breakfast up and find out why Mr Leeman wasn’t responding to him?

    • @derekrichardson6515
      @derekrichardson6515 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Because he thought he was still asleep.

    • @BenBanjo87
      @BenBanjo87 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@derekrichardson6515And he was too preoccupied with ranting about the latest strike.

    • @misterfunnybones
      @misterfunnybones 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He explains himself at 2:52. This is a comedy btw. The death & lack of awareness of the death are all part of the comedy plot. It's brilliant.

  • @curtcollett2893
    @curtcollett2893 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Too bad they didn't have a cage with a blue parrot in the room.

  • @hasse7487
    @hasse7487 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    😂

  • @gothnerd887
    @gothnerd887 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Isn't this like that horror musical "The Happiness of the Ketakuris"

    • @leoholder7839
      @leoholder7839 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      What you mean is- this is where the idea for whatever you’re talking about *happiness of ketakuris or whatever* came from, as this was made in the 70s and your thing was made in 2001

  • @garyturner5739
    @garyturner5739 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wonderful black comedy this.

  • @captur69
    @captur69 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Dead for hours, that English riggermortis is slow acting.

    • @SamuelBlack84
      @SamuelBlack84 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Doesn't that happen soon after death then dissipates?

    • @captur69
      @captur69 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SamuelBlack84 no, called "stiffs" for that reason..

  • @Gera1713
    @Gera1713 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    👎

    • @evilubuntu9001
      @evilubuntu9001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      👆🏿

    • @marklynn5899
      @marklynn5899 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@evilubuntu9001 That's not middle finger

  • @sashaking1111
    @sashaking1111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    RIP Geoffrey Palmer

  • @monicanath4859
    @monicanath4859 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    😂😂😂😂