Fawlty Towers

Bought the complete collection on DVD recently. Such a quality show but one thing I have noticed about it is its complete and utter racism (someone touched on this before - could have been Fingal Raven/NCC).

Examples:

  • I do apologise for Marcel. He’s from Barcelona you see.
  • O’Reilly the useless Irish builder who, when waiting in the bar for Basil to get rid of Sybil, helps himself to a glass of Guinness.
  • Stubs the reputable English builder.
  • Basil quizzing him on the phone as to whether the famine is still going on in Ireland
  • Sybil referring to him as a useless Irish oaf.
  • The German episode of course.

Not offended by it at all but thought it was worth pointing out (again). There is another scene where Basil gets a fright when a black doctor comes in to examine him but such ‘comedy’ was rife on the TV back in the 70s.

Marcel? Manuel surely.

thought this thread would be having a pop at donaghy & walsh

Giddup.

Seriously, this must be about the 5th Fawlty Towers thread you’ve set up Farmer.

Watched the Holy Grail the other night. I hadn’t seen it in years, still not as funny as the life of Brian, but never realised that it was Connie Booth who was the same weight as a duck.

Racism was a big part of british comedy back then.
There was one series, who’s name I cant remember, starring the black bloke who was in eastenders, and the main joke was that a black man was now living in a nice white area.

The shows Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes used these differences in attitudes as the source of most of its humor.

Edit : Show was Love Thy Neighbour
http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/lovethy/index.html

[quote=“A2LUE42”]Watched the Holy Grail the other night. I hadn’t seen it in years, still not as funny as the life of Brian, but never realised that it was Connie Booth who was the same weight as a duck.
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I don’t know, some classic scenes in the holy grail. This being one of my favourites

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Do you remember “Mind your language”?

[quote=“Fran”]I don’t know, some classic scenes in the holy grail. This being one of my favourites

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I love that one. And the discussion on the swallows and the coconuts.

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my fave scenes

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[quote=“artfoley”]my fave scenes

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The Holy handgranade of Antioch scene is genius

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