Basil Fawlty
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Basil Fawlty is the snobbish, short-tempered hotel owner and central comedic character from the British sitcom "Fawlty Towers."
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basil Fawlty – John Cleese | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Fawlty Towers ⓘ |
| catchphrase | Don’t mention the war ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
class-conscious
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cowardly ⓘ rude ⓘ sarcastic ⓘ short-tempered ⓘ snobbish ⓘ socially aspirational ⓘ xenophobic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator |
Connie Booth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Cleese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Fawlty Towers Hotel ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | A Touch of Class ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceInSeries |
Fawlty Towers
ⓘ
surface form:
Fawlty Towers series 1
|
| genre | sitcom character ⓘ |
| humorStyle |
farce
ⓘ
slapstick ⓘ verbal wit ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | real hotel owner in Torquay ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central comedic character
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| networkOfOriginalBroadcast | BBC Two ⓘ |
| notableEpisode | The Germans ⓘ |
| notableInteraction |
Major Gowen
ⓘ
Manuel ⓘ Polly Sherman ⓘ |
| occupation |
hotel manager
ⓘ
hotel owner ⓘ |
| partOf | British television comedy ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | John Cleese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryComicConflict |
class anxiety
ⓘ
incompetent hotel management ⓘ |
| relationshipWithGuests | often hostile ⓘ |
| relationshipWithSybilFawlty | acrimonious ⓘ |
| residence | Fawlty Towers Hotel ⓘ |
| seriesDebutYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| setting | Torquay ⓘ |
| spouse | Sybil Fawlty ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Basil Fawlty – John Cleese