Fawlty Towers Episode 13

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Despite Fawlty Towers ending after its initial run of just 12 episodes, a popular rumour states that an unreleased episode of the program exists in rough form.

Contents 1 Rumours 1.1 Fawlty Towers: A Worshipper's Companion 1.2 The Blackout 2 External links

[edit] Rumours

[edit] Fawlty Towers: A Worshipper's Companion

Lars Holger Holm, author of the book Fawlty Towers: A Worshipper's Companion, dedicates a chapter to the story of his opportunity to watch a finished thirteenth episode called "The Robbers".

According to Lars, a former BBC employee allowed Lars to view the complete episode at his flat one night in London. After viewing the 45 minute episode, Lars ran the entire script through the copy facility on a fax machine. He reproduces the script in his book. The episode was supposedly scheduled for broadcast on January 9, 1980, but never aired. Neither BBC officials nor John Cleese have ever confirmed or denied the existence of this episode.

Some people dismiss this as deliberate fiction on Holm's part, pointing to his work as a fiction writer, his penchant for making deliberately absurd comments [1], and the far-fetched scenario which supposedly allowed him to photocopy the script.

[edit] The Blackout

IMDb and several other websites mention "persistent rumours" of a thirteenth episode existing in script or "rough cut" form. It is superficially similar to Holm's tale of "The Robbers", and equally unlikely.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] External links

• Fawlty Site page for episode 13
• Fawlty Site's page for Worshipper's Companion
• Hidden episode anguish - is there a thirteenth episode and what can YOU do to see it?

Fawlty Towers

Characters:

Basil Fawlty | Sybil Fawlty | Manuel | Polly Sherman Major Gowen | Terry the Chef | Miss Tibbs & Miss Gatsby Audrey | Notable guests

Episodes:

A Touch of Class | The Builders | The Wedding Party | The Hotel Inspectors | Gourmet Night | The Germans Communication Problems | The Psychiatrist | Waldorf Salad | The Kipper and the Corpse | The Anniversary | Basil the Rat The "thirteenth episode" rumour

Cast and crew:

John Cleese | Connie Booth | Prunella Scales | Andrew Sachs Ballard Berkeley | Gilly Flower | Renee Roberts | Brian Hall John Howard Davies | Bob Spiers

See also:

Donald Sinclair | Wooburn Grange Country Club | Torquay | The hotel | Don't Mention the World Cup