Fawlty Towers (1975 and 1979)
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Hilarious comedy.
Fawlty Towers is John Cleese's classic comedy about a Torquay hotel. I can remember watching this series the first time round in the 70s and have never tired of it. It's packed with humour from beginning to end of each episode.
John Cleese's portrayal of Basil Fawlty was based on his real life experience of staying at the Gleneagles Hotel in Torquay. Basil Fawlty would be happy running the hotel if it were not for the inconvenience of the guests. He is unbelievably rude to all nationalities from Germans to Americans. He loathes and despises young and old alike.
Basil Fawlty is forever nagged by his overbearing wife Sybil (Prunella Scales). In the dining room, Spanish waiter Manuel's (Andrew Sachs) incompetence and poor English combine with Basil's rudeness to make every guest's stay unbearable. Only the long suffering Polly (Connie Booth) keeps the Hotel going.
Fawlty Towers must rank among the comedy greats. I can't remember laughing at anything so much!
More on Fawlty Towers
www.fawltysite.net - tribute site to the classic 70s comedy.
Your comments on Fawlty Towers
"Of all the comedy on TV this one is the most brilliant. It was a stroke of genius. There were only twelve episodes and part of me wishes there were more but another part of me says that since John Cleese would not have wanted it, it was probably right to end as it did - a master piece. " Philip S Hall
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