Fawlty Towers
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| First episode date | September 19, 1975 |
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| Final episode date | October 25, 1979 |
| No. of episodes | 12 (list of episodes) |
| Writers | John Cleese |
| Connie Booth | |
| Mar 26, 1979 | |
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| ID | 1378468 |
About Fawlty Towers
Basil Fawlty is an inept and slightly out-of-his-head English hotel manager, who is tortured by `that annoying section of the general public who insist on staying at hotels'. Fawlty is constantly berated by his wife, and his efforts are continually hampered by their Spanish waiter, Manuel.
Prunella Scales and Timothy West: Dementia won't break our 60-year love affair
... There are framed copies of appearances on Radio Times covers (Fawlty Towers, a role as Winston Churchill in a TV film), and awards for audiobook narration of the year (the unabridged version of E...
Russell Brand: BBC should have thoroughly investigated in 2019, says Bectu
... Brand and Ross left lewd messages on Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs answerphone in 2008, while on air on BBC Radio 2 on 18 and 25 October 2008...
Woman says Russell Brand exposed himself to her then laughed about it on Radio 2 show
... Brand resigned from the BBC in October 2008 after he and presenter Jonathan Ross left obscene voicemail messages for Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs about Brand s sexual relationship with Sachs granddaughter...
Russell Brand: BBC pledges 'full transparency' in internal review
... The comedian resigned from the BBC in 2008 after a prank call on the show with comedian Jonathan Ross to Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs resulted in over 30,000 complaints and a £150,000 fine to the BBC...
Russell Brand: Resurfaced clips give a sobering reminder of noughties culture
... When he and Jonathan Ross left obscene voicemail messages for Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs about Brand s sexual relationship with Sachs granddaughter, the ensuing outcry forced Brand to resign...
Who is Russell Brand, the comedian and actor accused of rape and sexual assault?
... But phonecalls he made to the Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs on the show in 2008 prompted a huge scandal - which came to be known as Sachsgate...
Wandsworth prison life: Decay, drugs and drudgery
...By Graeme BakerBBC NewsIt has been described as a " dystopian Fawlty Towers" and a " powder keg" waiting to explode, with inmates packed in cramped cells, watched over by a demoralised and threadbare staff...
Vladimir Kara-Murza: Family's heartbreak at Putin critic's jail term
... He has a taste for tweed jackets and smoking pipes, and in one of the letters he sent me from prison, he listed Yes, Minister! and Fawlty Towers among his favourite TV shows...
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