Episode
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Synopsis
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Quote
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A Touch of Class
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Basil's sycophancy towards the upper class is exploited by a con-man
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"Racket? That's Brahms! Brahms' Third Racket!"
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The Builders
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Basil enlists a feckless builder to do some basic refurbishment, with inexplicably disastrous results
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"If you're not over here in twenty minutes with my door I shall come over there and insert a large garden gnome in you. Good day"
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The Wedding Party
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Basil is caught between a lusty Frenchwoman and the scandalous activities of the guests
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(Speaking about his wife's laughter) "Always reminds me of somebody machine-gunning a seal"
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The Hotel Inspector
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Basil will go to any length to please the incredibly odd Mr Hutchinson in a case of mistaken identity
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"It is not possible to reserve the BBC2 channel from the commencement of this televisual feast until the moment of the termination of its ending thereof, thank you so much"
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Gourmet Night
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In an attempt to schmooze the local nobility, Basil struggles to throw together some exquisite food after his Greek chef gets 'potted'
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"If you don't like duck... then you're rather stuck"
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The Germans
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After having his head hit by both a moose and a fire extinguisher, a concussed Basil tries desperately not to offend some guests from a particular country
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"Don't mention the war, I mentioned it once but I think I got away with it alright"
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Communication Problems
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Basil's already stressful existence is compounded by an utterly ferocious and very deaf guest
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"May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window: Sydney Opera House? The Hanging Gardens of Babylon?"
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The Psychiatrist
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Basil's desire to appear 'normal' causes him to act even stranger than usual in front of two experts
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"Are you dining here tonight, here in this unfashionable dump?"
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Waldorf Salad
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A belligerent American guest demands quality service
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"Uh, I think we're just out of Waldorfs"
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The Kipper and the Corpse
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One guest just had to die in his sleep the same night that plenty of other guests have complaints to make
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"This is supposed to be a hotel, not the Burma railway!"
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The Anniversary
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Basil's little nest of vipers storms off when he pretends to forget an important date
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"It's perfectly Sybil, simple's not well. She's lost her throat and her voice hurts"
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Basil the Rat
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The ultimate bane of a hotel owner's sanity is a health inspector. That and Manuel, in Basil's case.
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"You have rats in Spain don't you or did Franco have them all shot?"
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