Communication Problems

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"Communication Problems" is a celebrated episode of the British sitcom *Fawlty Towers*, known for its farcical misunderstandings involving a hard-of-hearing guest and Basil Fawlty’s increasingly desperate attempts to hide his misdeeds.

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instanceOf Fawlty Towers episode
television episode
basedOn original material for Fawlty Towers
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Bob Spiers
episodeNumberInSeason 1
episodeNumberOverall 7
executiveProducer John Howard Davies
featuresActor Andrew Sachs NERFINISHED
Connie Booth NERFINISHED
Joan Sanderson NERFINISHED
John Cleese NERFINISHED
Prunella Scales NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter Basil Fawlty NERFINISHED
Manuel
Mrs Richards
Polly Sherman NERFINISHED
Sybil Fawlty NERFINISHED
filmingTechnique multi-camera
firstBroadcastDecade 1970s
followedBy The Psychiatrist
genre sitcom
television comedy
hasBroadcastFormat colour
hasTheme class satire
miscommunication
social awkwardness
locationType studio recording with some location footage
network BBC Two
surface form: BBC2
notableFor portrayal of a demanding hard-of-hearing guest
use of verbal misunderstandings and wordplay
originalAirDate 1979-02-19
originalLanguage English
originallyAiredOn BBC Two
surface form: BBC2
originalRuntime approximately 30 minutes
partOf Fawlty Towers series 2 ONNED1
partOfSeries Fawlty Towers NERFINISHED
plotFocus Basil Fawlty’s attempts to conceal gambling winnings
farcical misunderstandings with a hard-of-hearing guest
precededBy The Germans
producer Douglas Argent
productionCompany BBC
seasonNumber 2
seriesNumber 2
setInCountry United Kingdom
setInLocation Torquay
setting Fawlty Towers hotel NERFINISHED
writer Connie Booth NERFINISHED
John Cleese NERFINISHED

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