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Fawlty Towers: 10 things you never knew about the classic British sitcom". BT.com . Retrieved 26 May 2019. Hand Gagging: In "The Hotel Inspectors", Basil handgags the loudly complaining guest Mr Hutchison, causing him to faint. In 1976 and 1980, Fawlty Towers won the British Academy Television Award for Best Scripted Comedy. In 1980, Cleese received the British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance, and, in a 2001 poll conducted by Channel 4, Basil Fawlty was ranked second on their list of the 100 Greatest TV Characters. [4] The popularity of Fawlty Towers has endured, and it is often re-broadcast. [2] The BBC profile for the series states that "the British sitcom by which all other British sitcoms must be judged, Fawlty Towers withstands multiple viewings, is eminently quotable (' don't mention the war') and stands up to this day as a jewel in the BBC's comedy crown." [5] Interestingly, his native tongue is standard Spanish (castellano), not Catalan. This is explicable : Manuel would have grown up under Franco's regime, which outlawed the regional tongues, so his school environment would have been entirely castellano-speaking, and his parents probably made him speak castellano at home, as that would be more use to him than Catalan in the Spain of the time. Bayha, Marlies (2009). Extras und Co- Die Faszination der Groteske: Eine Untersuchung der komödiantischen Sch(m)erzgrenze in der britischen Fernsehserie. GRIN Verlag. p.20. ISBN 978-3-640-43074-1.

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Food Slap: In "Communication Problems", Basil manically shakes a charity collection box upside down. Sybil yells at him, and then throws a cup of coffee over him (accidentally splashing the Major who is nearby), making Basil freeze. Granny Classic: The two loyal and dotty old ladies, Miss Tibbs and Miss Gatsby, who live at the hotel, and almost take a grandmotherly role towards Basil. This is especially noticeable in "The Builders", when they talk very sweetly to Basil, holding his hands. In "Communication Problems", they try to be helpful to the irascible Mrs Richards.In November 2007, Prunella Scales returned to the role of Sybil Fawlty in a series of sketches for the BBC's annual Children in Need charity telethon. The character was seen taking over the management of the eponymous hotel from the BBC drama series Hotel Babylon, interacting with characters from that programme as well as other 1970s sitcom characters. The character of Sybil was used by permission of John Cleese. [70] In 2007, the Los Angeles Film School produced seven episodes of Fawlty Tower Oxnard starring Robert Romanus as Basil Fawlty. [71] In a list drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, voted by industry professionals, Fawlty Towers was named the best British television series of all time. [59] [60] [61] Legacy [ edit ] Waxwork of hapless waiter Manuel at Madame Tussauds, London

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In "Basil the Rat", Basil tries to get his namesake out of Quentina's handbag while Polly distracts her. Basil gets bitten for his trouble but keeps his agony silent. Episode Eleven: The Anniversary. The letters have been rearranged to spell "Flowery Twats". At last, a true anagram of Fawlty Towers! It is surprising they got this one past the broadcasting censors. If you don't know what I'm talking about, go look up twats. In a dictionary. Also in "The Psychiatrist", Sybil is actually quite nice to Basil when she is trying to calm him about the presence of the psychiatrist, although she turns nasty later when she believes Basil is seducing the attractive guest Raylene Miles.In "The Anniversary", Manuel and Terry have quarrelling about Manuel making a paella throughout the episode. In the final scene when Basil leads Sybil through the kitchen, Manuel and Terry are fighting on the floor, completely ignored by Basil and Sybil.

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Barr, Robert (6 May 2009). "John Cleese recalls golden age of 'Fawlty Towers' ". Newsvine. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012 . Retrieved 20 September 2016. Can't Get Away with Nuthin': Most episodes begin this way, although the horrible consequences tend to be a result of Basil choosing the worst possible course of action over and over again when dealing with the results of the original act. Most plots could pretty easily be resolved with a bit of honesty or humility, both of which are quite beyond Basil. Showing the word "twat" on TV is something they would never in a million years get away with on American TV in the '70s.The 'uncancellable' John Cleese on Polanski, Putin and the coming apocalypse". South China Morning Post. 1 July 2023 . Retrieved 24 August 2023. A downplayed version also happens in "The Kipper and the Corpse". Basil is in the kitchen, frantically preparing sausages for Doctor Price; and seen through the kitchen door, Miss Tibbs sounds the reception bell, asking for a word with Basil, which he does not want to deal with just then; so he quietly closes the kitchen door, and ignores it. A Fawlty Towers game was released on PC in 2000 and featured a number of interactive games, desktop-customizing content and clips from the show. [82] Books [ edit ] a b Terrace, Vincent (1985). Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials: 1974–1984. VNR AG. p.141. ISBN 0-918432-61-8.

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a b c d e f "Fawlty Towers 40th anniversary: Britain's finest sitcom was TV's most perfectly constructed farce". The Independent . Retrieved 25 May 2019.

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