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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Communication Problems canonical 1

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Predicate Object
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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Fawlty Towers → hasEpisode → Communication Problems ⓘ