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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Communication Problems canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fawlty Towers episode
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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
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Connie Booth NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Sanderson NERFINISHED ⓘ John Cleese NERFINISHED ⓘ Prunella Scales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Basil Fawlty
NERFINISHED
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Manuel ⓘ Mrs Richards ⓘ Polly Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ Sybil Fawlty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | multi-camera ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Psychiatrist ⓘ |
| genre |
sitcom
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television comedy ⓘ |
| hasBroadcastFormat | colour ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
class satire
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miscommunication ⓘ social awkwardness ⓘ |
| locationType | studio recording with some location footage ⓘ |
| network |
BBC Two
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surface form:
BBC2
|
| notableFor |
portrayal of a demanding hard-of-hearing guest
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use of verbal misunderstandings and wordplay ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 1979-02-19 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyAiredOn |
BBC Two
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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
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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
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John Cleese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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