"The Kipper and the Corpse" is the fourth episode of the second series of the British sitcom Fawlty Towers. It first aired on BBC2 on 12 March 1979.Distinguishing it from other episodes is its heavy use of black comedy.
During the early 1970s, John Cleese met a young hotelier called Andrew Leeman (27 July 1946 – 12 August 2007). They went on holiday together to the Aegean with their girlfriends between the first and second series of Fawlty Towers...
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"The Kipper and the Corpse" is the fourth episode of the second series of the British sitcom Fawlty Towers. It first aired on BBC2 on 12 March 1979.Distinguishing it from other episodes is its heavy use of black comedy.
During the early 1970s, John Cleese met a young hotelier called Andrew Leeman (27 July 1946 – 12 August 2007). They went on holiday together to the Aegean with their girlfriends between the first and second series of Fawlty Towers, a time when Cleese was looking for ideas for plots. During the holiday, Leeman told him how when he was working at The Savoy he found a guest dead in his room, and was told to discreetly dispose of the body. Cleese turned this into "The Kipper and the Corpse" and the character who died was named Mr. Leeman in his honour.
Basil and Sybil are working the bar where Mrs. Chase is fussing over her shih-tzu dog and Dr. Price wants some sausages, but all they can offer him are sandwiches. During the evening, a guest, Mr. Leeman, returns to Fawlty...
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