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- Anyone who has seen Fawlty Towers knows the appeal of the show lies not so much in its premise—which essentially boils down to a cranky hotel owner repeatedly getting angry—as in its clever writing, and the chemistry of its extremely funny cast.
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May 30, 2024 · Here are 12 facts about Fawlty Towers for those who know nothing. 1. Basil Fawlty was based on a real person.
Feb 8, 2023 · ‘Fawlty Towers’ was a stroke of brilliance – but can you name anything Cleese has done in the past 30 years?
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Feb 8, 2023 · The biggest reason for the success of Fawlty Towers lies with the iconic owner of the hotel: Basil Fawlty. Likably dislikable, Basil is a pessimistic, cynical, rude, short-tempered,...
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Fawlty Towers is a British television sitcom written by John Cleese and Connie Booth, originally broadcast on BBC Two in 1975 and 1979. Two series of six episodes each were made. The series is set in Fawlty Towers, a dysfunctional fictional hotel in the English seaside town of Torquay in Devon.
Sep 17, 2015 · 'Fawlty Towers' has always been funny. But at 40 years old, it only seems to shine brighter. Sam Kitchener celebrates the show's sophisticated homage to farce, its subtle commentary on its...
Oct 20, 2021 · Comedy legend John Cleese discusses his BBC TV sitcom masterpiece, Fawlty Towers. He's sharing the inside story with TV veterans Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman.
