Fawlty Towers (TV Series 1975–1979) Poster

(1975–1979)

Prunella Scales: Sybil Fawlty

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Quotes 

  • Sybil Fawlty : [on the phone]  I know... I know... I know... Oh, I know!

    Basil Fawlty : Then why is she telling you?

  • Basil Fawlty : Do you remember when we were first *manacled* together? We used to laugh quite a lot.

    Sybil Fawlty : Yes, but not at the same time, Basil.

    [she leaves him alone] 

    Basil Fawlty : Well, that was a warning, wasn't it? Zhoom! What was that? That was your life, mate. Oh, really, do I get another? No, that's your lot mate. Back to the World of dreams...

  • Sybil Fawlty : [Basil's won some money on a horse and he doesn't want Sybil to know because she's very against gambling so Polly is pretending it's her winnings]  Polly?

    Polly : Yes, Mrs Fawlty?

    Sybil Fawlty : What was the name of the horse?

    Polly : The name?

    [Basil, overhearing this quietly comes running into the dining-room] 

    Polly : I've gone blank.

    [Basil frantically tries miming the answer by flapping his arms] 

    Polly : Birdbrain.

    [Basil nods no] 

    Polly : No, no. That came in third. Uh...

    [Basil points at Sybil] 

    Polly : Fishwife.

    Sybil Fawlty : What?

    Polly : [Basil tries pointing at his zipper]  Fly! Fly!

    [Basil points at Sybil again] 

    Polly : Flying tart!

    [another wrong answer] 

    Polly : No, no. It got off to a flying start and it's name... was dragonfly.

    [Basil hightails it] 

  • Sybil Fawlty : I can't abide cruelty to living creatures.

    Basil Fawlty : I'm a creature and you can abide it to me.

    Sybil Fawlty : You're not living.

  • Sybil Fawlty : Psychiatry, that's a relatively new profession isn't it?

    Psychiatrist's Wife : Freud started in 1886

    Sybil Fawlty : Yes, but it's only now we're seeing them on the Television.

  • Basil Fawlty : Manuel, my wife tells me you're depressed. Now, depression is a bad thing. It's like a virus. It takes over the mind, and then one day you can't face life any more!

    Sybil Fawlty : And then you open a Hotel...

  • Sybil Fawlty : [has a separate bed] 

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