Fawlty Towers/Characters
Basil Fawlty
- British Stuffiness
- The Chew Toy
- Deadpan Snarker
- Henpecked Husband
- Jerkass
- Jerkass Woobie: He's a rude, self-centered elitist who abuses his employees both verbally and physically... and yet the people he's forced to deal with are so stupid, obnoxious, and demanding that it's impossible not to feel at least a little sorry for him.
- Lean and Mean: His wife calls him an "an ageing, brilliantined stick insect".
- Motor Mouth: Has a tendency for fast-paced rants when he's upset.
- No Accounting for Taste: He and Sybil actively hate each other.
- Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist
Sybil Fawlty
- Annoying Laugh
- Catch Phrase: "Oh, I knooow!"
- Hair Trigger Temper
- Jerkass: Nowhere near the same level of Jerkassery as Basil, but that's not saying much.
- Tsundere: Nice to guests, hostile to her husband (and Irish builders).
Manuel
- Butt Monkey: To an extent. Basil does slap him around a lot, but the way Manuel is treated seems quite tame in comparison to what Basil himself goes through.
- Catch Phrase: "Que?"
- Funny Foreigner
- Phrase Catcher: "He's from Barcelona."
- You No Take Candle: Much of the humour in his character comes from his poor understanding of English.
Polly Sherman
Major Gowen
- Cloudcuckoolander
- Flanderization: He wasn't as much of a ditz in his first appearance as he was in the rest of the series.
- Racist Grandma: A non-grandparental example.