The Kipper and the Corpse
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"The Kipper and the Corpse" is a classic episode of the British sitcom Fawlty Towers in which Basil Fawlty frantically tries to conceal a guest’s sudden death, leading to escalating farcical chaos.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Kipper and the Corpse canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fawlty Towers episode
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television episode ⓘ |
| chronology |
follows the Fawlty Towers episode "Waldorf Salad"
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precedes the Fawlty Towers episode "The Anniversary" ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | John Howard Davies ONNED1 ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | broadcast television ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 4 ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Basil Fawlty
NERFINISHED
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Major Gowen ⓘ Manuel ⓘ Polly Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ Sybil Fawlty NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry the chef ⓘ |
| genre |
sitcom
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television comedy ⓘ |
| hasReception | widely regarded as one of the classic Fawlty Towers episodes ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
attempted cover-up of a guest’s death
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death in a hotel room ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
bureaucratic incompetence and panic
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fear of blame and scandal ⓘ |
| includedIn | Fawlty Towers home video releases ⓘ |
| locationOfFilming |
BBC Television Centre, London
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surface form:
BBC Television Centre
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| mainCastMember |
Andrew Sachs
NERFINISHED
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Ballard Berkeley ⓘ Brian Hall ONNED1 ⓘ Connie Booth NERFINISHED ⓘ John Cleese NERFINISHED ⓘ Prunella Scales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| network |
BBC Two
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surface form:
BBC2
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| notableElement |
farce involving a corpse being moved around the hotel
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running gag about possibly poisoned kippers ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 1979 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Fawlty Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary |
Fawlty Towers
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surface form:
Basil Fawlty attempts to conceal the sudden death of a hotel guest, leading to escalating farcical complications.
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| producer | Douglas Argent ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| screenTimeCharacter |
Basil Fawlty
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surface form:
Basil Fawlty is central to most scenes
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| season | Series 2 of Fawlty Towers ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| setting |
Fawlty Towers Hotel
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surface form:
Fawlty Towers hotel in Torquay
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| writer |
Connie Booth
NERFINISHED
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John Cleese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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