Basil the Rat has seen, and not altogether certain that he did see it. Sybil ends the series with the line "I'm afraid it's started to rain again," in an attempt to distract Carnegie as Manuel drags Basil, who has fainted off-screen, out of the dining room. With: In 1994, "Basil The Rat" was one of two "Fawlty Towers" episodes that were adapted for the stage and performed at the Theatre Geo in Hollywood. The other was "The Kipper and the Corpse". Basil the Rat "Basil the Rat" is the sixth and final episode of the second series of the BBC sitcom "Fawlty
Kipper (medieval tournament) were frowned upon. Less warlike and more honorable tournament conduct was encouraged. The word "kipper" is cognate with Icelandic kippa ("to pull, snatch"), Danish kippen ("to seize"), and a Middle High German word that means "to beat or kick". Kipper (medieval tournament) In medieval tournaments a kipper was a person employed by a knight, usually a vassal of the knight such as a slave, serf, or peasant. Kippers might also be fighters of non-knightly status, who therefore did not fight on horseback. The function of the kipper was to follow his knight in combat and retrieve armour or arms from