todayonscreen, Today, May 8, hotel owner Basil Fawlty’s wife Sybil forces him to stop gambling (Fawlty Towers, s02e01 “Communication Problems”, 1975)
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A man and woman standing behind a hotel desk. “No, that particular avenue of pleasure has been closed off.” “And we don't want it opened up again, do we, Basil?”
A man standing at a hotel desk as a woman goes into the office behind him. “No, you don't, dear. No.”
A man gazing up wistfully at the sky. “The great warning-off of May 8th, yes.”