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Fawlty Towers: The Complete Series (TV) (1975-1979)
Dont mention the war...Director: John Howard Davies, Bob Spiers
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes:
- "A Touch of Class" (#1.1) (30:19)
- "The Builders" (#1.2) (28:13)
- "The Wedding Party" (#1.3) (33:18)
- "The Hotel Inspectors" (#1.4) (28:46)
Special Features:
- Audio Commentaries on all episodes with director John Howard Davies
Special Programs:
-- Interview with co-creator/actor John Cleese (16:14)
-- "Customer Service Yips" montage (10:38)
-- "A Visit to Torquay: Home of Fawlty Towers" featurette (11:38)
- "Helpful Staff" cast bios:
-- John Cleese
-- Prunella Scales
-- Connie Booth
-- Andrew Sachs
- "Guest Registry" cast bios:
-- Ballard Berkeley
-- Bernard Cribbins
-- Gilly Flower and Renee Roberts
-- Michael Gwynn
-- David Kelly
-- Robin Ellis
- Trailers:
-- French and Saunders (1:18)
-- Father Ted (1:03)
-- The League of Gentlemen (1:30)
-- Wallace and Gromit (0:34)
-- BBC America (0:34)
DISC TWO
Episodes:
- "Gourmet Night" (#1.5) (28:35)
- "The Germans" (#1.6) (31:13)
- "Communication Problems" (#2.1) (31:23)
- "The Psychiatrist" (#2.2) (36:17)
Special Features:
- Audio Commentaries on "Gourmet Night" and "The Germans" with director John Howard Davies
- Audio Commentaries on "Communication Problems" and "The Psychiatrist" with director Bob Spiers
- Special Programs:
-- Interview with co-creator/actor John Cleese (18:27)
-- Interview with actor Andrew Sachs (25:10)
-- "How to Manage your Staff" montage (8:41)
- "Helpful Staff" cast bios:
-- John Cleese
-- Prunella Scales
-- Connie Booth
-- Andrew Sachs
-- Brian Hall
- "Guest Registry" cast bios:
-- Ballard Berkeley
-- Gilly Flower and Renee Roberts
-- Joan Sanderson
-- Nicky Henson
- Trailers:
-- French and Saunders (1:18)
-- Father Ted (1:03)
-- The League of Gentlemen (1:30)
-- Wallace and Gromit (0:34)
-- BBC America (0:34)
DISC THREE
Episodes:
- "Waldorf Salad" (#2.3) (32:01)
- "The Kipper and the Corpse" (#2.4) (31:32)
- "The Anniversary" (#2.5) (29:07)
- "Basil the Rat" (#2.6) (33:43)
Special Features:
- Audio Commentaries on all episodes with director Bob Spiers
- Special Programs:
-- Interview with co-creator/actor John Cleese (18:09)
-- Interview with actress Prunella Scales (7:59)
-- "Tips for a Successful Marriage" montage (8:41)
-- Outtakes (1:33)
- "Helpful Staff" cast bios:
-- John Cleese
-- Prunella Scales
-- Connie Booth
-- Andrew Sachs
-- Brian Hall
- "Guest Registry" cast bios:
-- Ballard Berkeley
-- Gilly Flower and Renee Roberts
-- Charles McKeown
-- John Quarmby
-- Geoffrey Palmer
-- Una Stubbs
- Trailers:
-- French and Saunders (1:18)
-- Father Ted (1:03)
-- The League of Gentlemen (1:30)
-- Wallace and Gromit (0:34)
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Subtitles:English, French, German
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:3-Disc set.
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Easter eggs:On disc one, highlight the big frame in the Special Programs section of the Special Features menu and press enter to access a "Footage of the real Fawlty Towers after it burned down" featurette (2:30).
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes:
- "A Touch Of Class" (#1.1 - 30:17)
- "The Builders" (#1.2 - 28:12)
- "The Wedding Party" (#1.3 - 33:17)
- "The Hotel Inspectors" (#1.4 - 28:43)
- "Gourmet Night" (#1.5 - 28:35)
- "The Germans" (#1.6 - 31:13)
Audio commentary on all episodes by director John Howard Davies
Audio commentary on all episodes by actor John Cleese
DISC TWO
Episodes:
- "Communication Problems" (#2.1 - 31:22)
- "The Psychiatrist" (#2.2 - 36:14)
- "Waldorf Salad" (#2.3 - 32:01)
- "The Kipper And The Corpse" (#2.4 - 31:33)
- "The Anniversary" (#2.5 - 29:07)
- "Basil The Rat" (#2.6 - 33:42)
Audio commentary on all episodes by director Bob Spiers
Audio commentary on all episodes by actor John Cleese
DISC THREE
Interview with John Cleese, Connie Booth, Andrew Sachs, Prunella Scales, John Howard Davies, Bernard Cribbins, Geoffrey Palmer, Sabrina Franklyn, Nicky Henson and David Kelly (38:32)
Interview with actor John Cleese (52:48)
Interview with actor Andrew Sachs (24:56)
Interview with actress Prunelle Scales (7:49)
"Torquay Tourist Guide" featurette (11:38)
"Cheap Tatty Review" featurette (0:57)
Outtakes (1:33)
"Helpful Staff" cast biographies:
- John Cleese (Actor)
- Prunella Scales (Actress)
- Connie Booth (Actress)
- Andrew Sachs (Actor)
- Brian Hall (Actor)
"Guest Registry" biographies:
- Joan Sanderson (1 page)
- Nicky Henson (1 page)
- Charles McKeown (1 page)
- John Quarmby (1 page)
- Geoffrey Palmer (1 page)
- Una Stubbs (1 page)
- Ballard Berkeley (1 page)
- Bernard Cribbins (1 page)
- Gilly Flower and Renee Roberts (1 page)
- Michael Gwynn (1 page)
- David Kelly (1 page)
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Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Easter eggs:On disc three, highlight the big frame in the main menu and press enter to access a "Footage of the real Fawlty Towers after it burned down" featurette.
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes:
A Touch of Class (30:10)
The Builders (28:02)
The Wedding Party (33:09)
The Hotel Inspectors (28:53)
Gourmet Night (28:40)
The Germans (31:06)
Interview with actor Andrew Sachs (24:56)
Interview with actress Prunelle Scales (7:49)
Outtakes (1:36)
Bonus trailers
Absolutely Fabulous (0:43)
Fur TV (2:16)
DISC TWO
Episodes:
Communication Problems (31:11)
The Psychiatrist (31:53)
Waldorf Salad (31:46)
The Kipper and the Corpse (31:17)
The Anniversary (28:44)
Basil The Rat (33:20)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Digipak
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes:
- "A Touch of Class" (#1.1)
- "The Builders" (#1.2)
- "The Wedding Party" (#1.3)
- "The Hotel Inspectors" (#1.4)
- "Gourmet Night" (#1.5)
- "The Germans" (#1.6)
Audio commentary on all episodes by director John Howard Davies
DISC TWO
Episodes:
- "Communication Problems" (#2.1)
- "The Psychiatrist" (#2.2)
- "Waldorf Salad" (#2.3)
- "The Kipper and the Corpse" (#2.4)
- "The Anniversary" (#2.5)
- "Basil the Rat" (#2.6)
Audio commentary on all episodes by director Bob Spiers
DISC THREE
Interview with actor John Cleese
Interview with actor Andrew Sachs
Interview with actress Prunelle Scales
"Torquay Tourist Guide" featurette
"Cheap Tatty Review" featurette
Outtakes
"Helpful Staff" cast biographies:
- John Cleese (Actor)
- Prunella Scales (Actress)
- Connie Booth (Actress)
- Andrew Sachs (Actor)
- Brian Hall (Actor)
"Guest Registry" biographies -
Subtitles:English, Portuguese, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Comes in a 3-Disc Digi-Pack in a slipcase and with a 8-page booklet.
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Easter eggs:On disc three, highlight the big frame in the main menu and press enter to access a "Footage of the real Fawlty Towers after it burned down" featurette.
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes:
A Touch of Class (30:20)
The Builders (28:13)
The Wedding Party (33:19)
The Hotel Inspectors (28:47)
Gourmet Night (28:36)
The Germans (31:14)
Audio commentary on all episodes with director John Howard Davies
Audio commentary on all episodes with actor John Cleese
DISC TWO
Episodes:
Communication Problems (31:23)
The Psychiatrist (36:16)
Waldorf Salad (32:02)
The Kipper and the Corpse (31:34)
The Anniversary (29:07)
Basil The Rat (33:43)
Audio commentary on all episodes by director Bob Spiers
Audio commentary on all episodes by actor John Cleese
DISC THREE
"Birth of Fawlty Towers" interviews from 2009 (39:01)
Interview with actor John Cleese (50:13)
Interview with actor Andrew Sachs (24:57)
Interview with actress Prunelle Scales (7:50)
"Torquay Tourist Guide" featurette (11:39)
"Cheap Tatty Review" featurette (1:00)
Outtakes (1:36)
"Helpful Staff" cast biographies:
John Cleese (actor)
Prunella Scales (actress)
Connie Booth (actress)
Andrew Sachs (actor)
Brian Hall (actor)
"Guest Registry" biographies:
Joan Sanderson (1 page)
Nicky Henson (1 page)
Charles McKeown (1 page)
John Quarmby (1 page)
Geoffrey Palmer (1 page)
Una Stubbs (1 page)
Ballard Berkeley (1 page)
Bernard Cribbins (1 page)
Gilly Flower and Renee Roberts (1 page)
Michael Gwynn (1 page)
David Kelly (1 page)
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Subtitles:Danish, English, Finnish, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.30:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:3-disc Scanavo case.
Extras subtitled as the episodes. -
Easter eggs:On disc three, highlight the tray in the main menu and press ENTER to access a "Footage of the real Fawlty Towers after it burned down" featurette (2:30).
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes:
- "A Touch of Class" (#1.1)
- "The Builders" (#1.2)
- "The Wedding Party" (#1.3)
- "The Hotel Inspectors" (#1.4)
- "Gourmet Night" (#1.5)
- "The Germans" (#1.6)
Audio commentary on all episodes by director John Howard Davies
DISC TWO
Episodes:
- "Communication Problems" (#2.1)
- "The Psychiatrist" (#2.2)
- "Waldorf Salad" (#2.3)
- "The Kipper And The Corpse" (#2.4)
- "The Anniversary" (#2.5)
- "Basil The Rat" (#2.6)
Audio commentary on all episodes by director Bob Spiers
DISC THREE
Interview with actor John Cleese
Interview with actor Andrew Sachs
Interview with actress Prunelle Scales
"Torquay Tourist Guide" featurette
"Cheap Tatty Review" featurette
Outtakes
"Helpful Staff" cast biographies:
- John Cleese (Actor)
- Prunella Scales (Actress)
- Connie Booth (Actress)
- Andrew Sachs (Actor)
- Brian Hall (Actor) -
Subtitles:Dutch, English, French, German
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Easter eggs:On disc three, highlight the big frame in the main menu and press enter to access a "Footage of the real Fawlty Towers after it burned down" featurette.
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes (with Play All) (180:29)
- "A Touch of Class" (#1.1 - 30:20)
- "The Builders" (#1.2 - 28:13)
- "The Wedding Party" (#1.3 - 33:19)
- "The Hotel Inspectors" (#1.4 - 28:47)
- "Gourmet Night" (#1.5 - 28:36)
- "The Germans" (#1.6 - 31:14)
Audio commentary on all episodes by director John Howard Davies
Audio commentary on all episodes by actor John Cleese
DISC TWO
Episodes (with Play All) (194:05)
- "Communication Problems" (#2.1 - 31:23)
- "The Psychiatrist" (#2.2 - 36:16)
- "Waldorf Salad" (#2.3 - 32:02)
- "The Kipper and the Corpse" (#2.4 - 31:33)
- "The Anniversary" (#2.5 - 29:07)
- "Basil the Rat" (#2.6 - 33:43)
Audio commentary on all episodes by director Bob Spiers
Audio commentary on all episodes by actor John Cleese
DISC THREE
2009 Interviews (39:01)
- Birth of Fawlty Towers (John Cleese) (1:20)
- Inspiration for Basil Fawlty (John Cleese) (3:10)
- Recording Sessions (John Cleese) (1:21)
- Fast Paced Farce (John Cleese) (1:57)
- Physical Comedy (John Cleese) (1:47)
- Inspiration for Basil Fawlty (Connie Booth) (1:46)
- Working with John (Connie Booth) (2:40)
- The Wedded Writing Team (Connie Booth) (1:24)
- Polly the Maid (Connie Booth) (0:21)
- Basil (Connie Booth) (1:24)
- Most Famous Waiter Ever (Andrew Sachs) (1:29)
- Recipe for Success (Andrew Sachs) (1:03)
- The Fawlty Cast (Andrew Sachs) (1:56)
- Worldwide Fame (Andrew Sachs) (1:56)
- A Marriage made in Hell (Prunella Scales) (1:07)
- On Set (Prunella Scales) (1:22)
- Faultless Fawlty (Prunella Scales) (1:01)
- Producing Fawlty Towers (John Howard Davies) (1:09)
- Fawlty's Fat Scripts (John Howard Davies) (1:13)
- Manuel Goes Up in Flames (John Howard Davies) (0:52)
- Basil (John Howard Davies) (0:54)
- Funniest Sitcom Ever (John Howard Davies) (0:31)
- Mr. Hutchinson, The Hotel Inspectors (Bernard Cribbins) (1:11)
- Dr. Price, The Kipper & the Corpse (Geoffrey Palmer) (1:23)
- Quentina, Basil & the Rat (Sabrina Franklyn) (1:18)
- Mr. Johnson, The Psychiatrist (Nicky Henson) (1:34)
- O'Reilly, The Builders (David Kelly) (1:52)
Interviews
- John Cleese (50:13)
- Andrew Sachs (24:57)
- Prunella Scales (7:50)
Helpful Staff (audio + text)
- John Cleese (0:54) (2 text pages)
- Prunella Scales (0:46) (1 text page)
- Connie Booth (0:24) (1 text page)
- Andrew Sachs (0:46) (1 text page)
- Brian Hall (0:11) (1 text page)
"Torquay Tourist Office" featutette (11:39)
Guest Registry (audio + text)
- Joan Sanderson (0:21) (1 text page)
- Nicky Henson (0:17) (1 text page)
- Charles McKeown (0:16) (1 text page)
- John Quarmby (0:12) (1 text page)
- Geoffrey Palmer (0:24) (1 text page)
- Una Stubbs (0:27) (1 text page)
- Ballard Berkeley (0:21) (1 text page)
- Bernard Cribbins (0:17) (1 text page)
- Gilly Flower & Renee Roberts (0:21) (1 text page)
- Michael Gwynn (0:13) (1 text page)
- David Kelly (0:27) (1 text page)
- Robin Ellis (0:28) (1 text page)
Cheap Tatty Review (1:00)
Outtakes (1:36) -
Subtitles:Dutch, English HoH, French, German
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:3 discs in a fold-out case inside a slipcase and includes a 8 page booklet.
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Easter eggs:On disc three, highlight the tray in the main menu and press ENTER to access a "Footage of the real Fawlty Towers after it burned down" featurette (2:30).
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes:
- "A Touch of Class" (#1.1 - 30:21)
- "The Builders" (#1.2 - 28:14)
- "The Wedding Party" (#1.3 - 33:20)
- "The Hotel Inspectors" (#1.4 - 28:48)
- "Gourmet Night" (#1.5 - 28:37)
- "The Germans" (#1.6 - 31:15)
Audio commentary on all episodes by director John Howard Davies
DISC TWO
Episodes:
- "Communication Problems" (#2.1 - 31:24)
- "The Psychiatrist" (#2.2 - 36:18)
- "Waldorf Salad" (#2.3 - 32:03)
- "The Kipper and the Corpse" (#2.4 - 31:33)
- "The Anniversary" (#2.5 - 29:08)
- "Basil the Rat" (#2.6 - 33:45)
Audio commentary on all episodes by director Bob Spiers
DISC THREE
Interview with actor John Cleese (~50min)
Interview with actor Andrew Sachs (~25min)
Interview with actress Prunelle Scales (~8min)
"Torquay Tourist Guide" featurette (11:39)
"Cheap Tatty Review" featurette (1:00)
Outtakes (1:36)
"Helpful Staff" cast biographies:
- John Cleese (Actor)
- Prunella Scales (Actress)
- Connie Booth (Actress)
- Andrew Sachs (Actor)
- Brian Hall (Actor)
"Guest Registry" biographies -
Subtitles:Dutch, English, English HoH, French, German
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Easter eggs:On disc three, highlight the big frame in the main menu and press enter to access a "Footage of the real Fawlty Towers after it burned down" featurette.
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OVERALL: R1
The R1 release of The Complete Collection Remastered has the best extras even though it is missing the "Vignette" featurettes that were offered on the old R1 edition (although they're just "best of" montages).
Special thanks to Rewind user Kevin for providing the information about the missing dialogue. -
CUTS:
- R1 The Complete Collection America- Warner Home Video - No cuts
- R1 The Complete Collection Remastered America- Warner Home Video - No cuts - Presumably includes the missing dialogue
- R2 Die komplette Serie Germany- Polyband - Yes Series 2 Episode 2 is shortened by 4 minutes (starting at 5:20)
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R2 Portugal- Prisvideo - Yes episode #2.4 ("The Kipper and the Corpse") is missing the following dialogue:
BASIL: "Is it your legs?" (MISSING)
GUEST: "I'm sorry?"
BASIL: "Well most of our guests manage to struggle down in the morning."
Outtakes are uncensored. - R2 The Complete Collection Remastered Scandinavia- Pan Vision - No cuts presumably includes the missing dialogue. However, the outtakes are censored since they contained strong language.
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R2 Series 1 and 2 United Kingdom- BBC - Yes episode #2.4 ("The Kipper and the Corpse") is missing the following dialogue:
BASIL: "Is it your legs?" (MISSING)
GUEST: "I'm sorry?"
BASIL: "Well most of our guests manage to struggle down in the morning."
Special thanks to Rewind user ThePrimitive for providing this information.
Also, the outtakes have been censored since they contained strong language in breach of BBFC policy for PG rating. Inital pressings were uncut but BBC were forced to withdraw the discs and reprint them. - R2 The Complete Collection - Remastered United Kingdom- 2 entertain Video - No cuts - includes full dialogue from episode 2.4.
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R4 The Complete Collection Australia- Roadshow Entertainment - Yes episode #2.4 ("The Kipper and the Corpse") is missing the following dialogue:
BASIL: "Is it your legs?" (MISSING)
GUEST: "I'm sorry?"
BASIL: "Well most of our guests manage to struggle down in the morning."
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Comparison added by The Rewind Team on 24/09/01
Comparison last updated by Anthony_DiPaola on 13/09/16UPDATE LOG:
17/01/10: Comparison clean-up and addition of the US Remastered Collection.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
11/02/10: Confirmation that the UK Remastered Collection restores the missing dialogue bit. The US Remastered presumably also includes this dialogue.
16/11/10: Confirmation that the dialogue is missing from the R4 release listed. However, the R4 Remastered Collection (not listed) has the dialogue re-instated.
11/04/14: Addition of the R2 German and Scandinavian edition.
04/07/16: Addition of UK remastered.
13/09/16: Updated R1 releases.
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