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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Possibly my least favourite episode so far.
A Fawlty Towers guest dies in his sleep and hotelier Basil and his staff try to hide the body until the coroner comes to collect it.
Why they decide to move the corpse, as opposed to leaving it where it is until the authorities arrive, is a mystery to me, but without it there wouldn't be so much frantic farcical chaos. Consequently, the whole episode feels extremely forced, the laughs not flowing as naturally as they should.
Yes, there are plenty of wonderfully barbed quips from Basil, but when the basic plot is so flawed, I simply cannot hold this episode in such high regard as the genuine classics (most of which are from series 1).
Why they decide to move the corpse, as opposed to leaving it where it is until the authorities arrive, is a mystery to me, but without it there wouldn't be so much frantic farcical chaos. Consequently, the whole episode feels extremely forced, the laughs not flowing as naturally as they should.
Yes, there are plenty of wonderfully barbed quips from Basil, but when the basic plot is so flawed, I simply cannot hold this episode in such high regard as the genuine classics (most of which are from series 1).
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- BA_Harrison
- Dec 8, 2017
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