‘Fawlty Towers’ British television sitcom series debuts on BBC2 50 years ago this hour (Sep 19 1975)

1970s, Television 1970s

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(Friday, September 19, 1975, 9:00 p.m. BST) — Fawlty Towers, a BBC television sitcom series about Basil Fawlty, a tense, rude and put-upon hotel owner/operator, debuted tonight on BBC2 starring John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs and Connie Booth.