The Kipper and the Corpse
- Episode aired Mar 12, 1979
- TV-PG
- 32m
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9.0/10
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One of the guests has died in his sleep, but Basil thinks it's due to serving him spoiled food.One of the guests has died in his sleep, but Basil thinks it's due to serving him spoiled food.One of the guests has died in his sleep, but Basil thinks it's due to serving him spoiled food.
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- TriviaMr. Ingrams, one of the guests, was named after the television reviewer for "The Spectator", Richard Ingrams, who was an early critic of the show when it began in 1975. Ingrams' appraisal was quite caustic. John Cleese got his revenge in this episode when Mr Ingrams was found in his room with a blow-up doll.
- GoofsAs the closing credits start to roll, and the laundry van is driving away, the sign over the gate shows the real name of the location, "Wooburn Grange Country Club", in reverse.
- Crazy creditsThe Fawlty Towers sign has been re-arranged to spell Fatty Owls ("WER" letters are missing).
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 70s: Goodbye Great Britain, 75-77 (2012)
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Strong episode with jet black humour
Basil struggles to deal with guest who dies and the demands of the live ones.
This is another great episode blending a very funny situation with Basil's outrageous behaviour.
The humour couldn't be much darker in its theme with death at the heart of the story, but it is treated as farcically as any other situation in which I have seen Basil Fawlty involved.
Basil has some excellent lines and John Cleese delivers them as brilliantly as always, my favourite being his reaction to one guest who is rendered unconscious following her encounter with the dead body. Also funny is his rant regarding the breakfast tray.
This is another great episode blending a very funny situation with Basil's outrageous behaviour.
The humour couldn't be much darker in its theme with death at the heart of the story, but it is treated as farcically as any other situation in which I have seen Basil Fawlty involved.
Basil has some excellent lines and John Cleese delivers them as brilliantly as always, my favourite being his reaction to one guest who is rendered unconscious following her encounter with the dead body. Also funny is his rant regarding the breakfast tray.
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- snoozejonc
- Nov 1, 2020
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