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Fawlty Towers: The Play at the Apollo review: energetic and loyal adaptation of Britain's greatest ever sitcom

John Cleese’s ragefully impotent Torquay hotelier Basil Fawlty is uncannily reincarnated by Adam Jackson-Smith

Evening Standard · May 16, 2024

John Cleese says playing Basil Fawlty on stage 'would kill me' as play hits West End

The comedian is bringing Fawlty Towers to the stage for the first time but he won’t be playing the starring role

Evening Standard · May 2, 2024

Fawlty Towers infiltrates Broncos as GF talk banned

Brisbane players have taken a Basil Fawlty "don't mention the war" approach ahead of their Penrith clash where talk of last year's grand final has been banned.

AAP · Mar 18, 2024

John Cleese: BBC comedy in parlous state because it is run like a bureaucracy

The comedian said executives often don’t trust talent when it comes to making new shows

Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2023

Sitcoms reveal culture that contributed to Brexit vote, says historian

’Allo ’Allo ‘spoke to core differences between Britain and European neighbours’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2023

John Cleese reveals Fawlty Towers was almost rejected by BBC with unearthed letter: ‘It’s dire’

Cleese revealed that not everyone was a fan of the show and took to Instagram to share a letter, dated May 29th 1974, from a BBC executive

Evening Standard · May 21, 2023

John Cleese shares plot details for upcoming Fawlty Towers reboot, including major character’s death

The actor shared several titbits about the upcoming revival, including that it’ll be set in the Caribbean

Evening Standard · May 16, 2023

Fawlty Towers risks fan fury as reboot kills off major character in opening episode

John Cleese will reprise his role as stressed-out hotel owner Basil Fawlty, but the actor’s revival of the show will be without one of the show's familiar faces when it airs for the first time in decades

Daily Mirror · May 15, 2023

David Walliams eyeing role in John Cleese’s Fawlty Towers reboot: ‘I’d do it in a heartbeat!’

The reboot was first announced back in February

Evening Standard · May 11, 2023

Grange Hill reboot: Original cast to feature in film

Forty-five years since the first episode aired, the show’s creator, Sir Phillip Redmond, has revealed that the gritty children’s drama series is making a comeback.

Evening Standard · Apr 28, 2023