Fawlty Towers (1975–1979)
Prunella Scales: Sybil Fawlty
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Quotes
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Sybil Fawlty : [on the phone] I know... I know... I know... Oh, I know!
Basil Fawlty : Then why is she telling you?
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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...
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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]
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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.
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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.
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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...
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Sybil Fawlty : [has a separate bed]