Fawlty Towers DVD Box Set Competition

The BBC today releases a deluxe, special edition DVD box set of Fawlty Towers. And they’ve kindly agreed to give one set to EiNY readers.

I wanted to come up with a suitably difficult quiz question. But in the days of Google it seems that just about every answer is never more than a few Google clicks away. (Though Googling “who is the real life Basil Fawlty” throws up a few wrong answers.)

instead, I’ve decided you’re going to have to get creative. So, drop me an email with your favorite real life Fawlty Towers story. It can be anything: a shoddy hotel, a rude manager, incompetent staff, awful food. If you have photos, even better.

Keep it short. And send it in before October 29. I’ll announce the winner on November 2. For inspiration, here are a few examples from Season One of how not to treat your staff and guests: