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
Connie Booth
Joan Sanderson
John Cleese
Prunella Scales
featuresCharacter Basil Fawlty
Manuel
Mrs Richards
Polly Sherman
Sybil Fawlty
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 BBC2
linked to: BBC Two
notableFor portrayal of a demanding hard-of-hearing guest
use of verbal misunderstandings and wordplay
originalAirDate 1979-02-19
originalLanguage English
originallyAiredOn BBC2
linked to: BBC Two
originalRuntime approximately 30 minutes
partOf Fawlty Towers series 2
linked to: Fawlty Towers
partOfSeries Fawlty Towers
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
linked to: Fawlty Towers Hotel
writer Connie Booth
John Cleese

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