The Kipper and the Corpse is the fourth episode of the second series
of the British sitcom Fawlty Towers. It first aired at 9.00pm on 12
March 1979 on BBC2. 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. 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, Andrew 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 Towers feeling unwell; his business colleagues
leave, after sympathising and making arrangements for a meeting the
next morning. As Leeman picks up his key, he asks for breakfast in
bed, much to Basil's disdain. Not particularly interested in
discussing food the way he is feeling, he opts for the Continental
breakfast; Sybil offers kippers and he agrees. The Kipper and the Corpse Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter