'A Touch of Class' is the pilot episode in the first series of the BBC
television sitcom Fawlty Towers.While attending to chores, Sybil
confronts Basil about an expensive advertisement he placed for the
hotel. Basil insists he is trying to bring in a higher class of
guests, and knows that they should be expecting an aristocratic
couple, Sir Richard and Lady Morris later that day.As the day
progresses, a Cockney guest, Danny Brown, arrives and requests a room.
Basil reluctantly gives him one but gives him little regard, just as
Lord Melbury, a well-dressed aristocrat, arrives. Basil immediately
fawns over Melbury. As part of his check-in, Melbury gives Basil a
briefcase of valuables to store in the hotel safe. Basil sees to
Melbury's every need, ignoring the other guests, and even begs for
apologies when he accidentally drops Melbury to the floor while trying
to seat him for lunch. Melbury obliges, and later asks Basil give him
£200 in exchange for a cheque. Basil agrees, and has Polly run to the
bank to deposit the cheque before Sybil finds out. In town, Polly runs
into Brown, who reveals he is a detective inspector, tracking Melbury
as a known confidence trickster. He hopes to make the arrest outside
the hotel after catching Melbury in the act. A Touch of Class (Fawlty Towers) Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter