The Fawlty Towers Podcast

A Touch of Class – Episode 1

The Fawlty Towers Podcast

Show Notes

A Touch of Class was the first episode of Fawlty Towers and introduced viewers to John Cleese and Prunella Scales as Basil and Sybil Fawlty, Torquay hoteliers. In this podcast Gerry and Iain try to attract a better calibre of podcast listeners.

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