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Monty Python's John Cleese was never in funnier fettle than as Basil Fawlty, the short-tempered, sardonic manager of a less-than-successful resort hotel, in this beloved BBC comedy from 1975 and 1979. Connie Booth was Polly the maid; Andrew Sachs was Spanish handyman Manuel; and Prunella Scales was Basil's demanding wife, Sybil. All 12 episodes─including "A Touch of Class," "The Builders," "The Germans," "The Kipper and the Corpse," and "Basil the Rat"─are featured in a three-disc set. 6 1/4 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); audio commentary by Cleese; featurette; interviews; outtakes. 12 episodes on 3 discs. 6 1/4 hrs.