Stereotyping- Fawlty Towers

This is a screenshot from the succesful british sitcom, Fawlty Towers, which first broadcasted in 1975. In this post I am going to talk about how women were stereotyped in this show then I will compare it with a more recent british sitcom in my next post.

Sybil Fawlty (pictured left) was married to Hotel owner Basil Fawlty, the sitcom revolved around his in-ability to perform simple tasks without getting into a big mess. Sybil's role within the sitcom was to follow Basil and re-do the things he did wrong in the first place. Women are stereotyped very old-fashioned in this sitcom, always wearing lots of make-up and looking very well groomed compared to the male characters. Sybil is always on the telephone and is known for repeatedly saying "I know" which is a common stereotype for the way women talk to each other over the phone. This adds comical effect to the show because we can relate to the sterotyping involved.