"Manuel keeps a pet rat - which he mistakes for a Siberian hamster - and is caught by Basil.Manuel: "I say to man in shop, 'Is rat.' Manuel himself appeared on the audio adaptations of Manuel is a well-meaning but dim, disorganised, and constantly confused waiter from Basil hired Manuel because he was very cheap labour. Manuel is good friends with Polly, who can communicate best with him (Basil claims to have learnt "classical Spanish", whereas Polly speaks the actual language) and often uses him as a model for her sketches. "Hard of hearing hotel guest Mrs Richards talks to Manuel about her room booking.Mrs Richards: "I've booked a room with a bath and a sea view. Basil also suggests she take him to the local ice rink in "He is known for his passionate patriotism, amplified in "During the episode "Basil the Rat", Manuel acquires a Sachs claimed that he only had a few weeks to learn the difficult and complex accent that Manuel is so famous for (in fact, having lived in Germany until he was eight, Sachs initially suggested playing a German waiter), but loved his experiences on the show and still had Manuel's attire. He reappeared for a small sketch with John Cleese in We Are Most Amused in November 2008. He make special price, only five pound. Is a special kind of hamster. Manuel's famous phrase makes an appearance after he loses money to bet on the horses by "knowing nothing."
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They attempt to remove the body without any of the guests knowing, leading to Manuel uttering this devastating one-liner.Manuel: "Mr. Fawlty, I no want to work here any more. Is filigree Siberian hamster.' ON THOSE TRAYS!! He say, 'No, no, no. "Manuel's famous phrase makes an appearance after he loses money to bet on the horses by "knowing nothing. Manuel himself appeared on the audio adaptations of Fawlty Towers as a linking narrator, explaining things from his point of view, when the series was released in audio format. Watch the Fawlty Towers scene which created waiter Manuel's most famous line.
The first two episodes released did not feature him at all, as the dialogue was edited and a short burst of piano music would indicate a chang Only one in shop. Basil: "Manuel, you know nothing" Manuel: "You always say Mr Fawlty but I learn" The late Andrew Sachs will forever be remembered for his role as the bungling and put-upon Spanish waiter Manuel on Basil Fawlty (John Cleese) orders Manuel around the restaurant but Manuel mistakes his instructions as an attempt to speak Spanish.Basil: "There's too much butter on those trays.
"RTÉ.ie is the website of Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Ireland's National Public Service Broadcaster. Andrew Sachs, the actor who played him, has died at the age of 86. "After Manuel and Basil discover a man has died in his sleep, they fear it is because he was served out of date kippers. Sachs suffered two serious injuries during In scenes in which Manuel appears there are several references to Spain, and to Sachs also appeared in a few adverts on British TV in the Manuel persona. I Know Nothing! Basil's excuse for everything Manuel does wrong is "he's from Barcelona", an excuse that Sybil and even Manuel himself once resorted to.