Fawlty Towers: A 50th anniversary celebration of the nation's beloved sitcom

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A 50th anniversary celebration of key moments from the hilarious sit-com, in the definitive words of comedy legend John Cleese. Narrated by Fawlty Towers: The Play's Basil Fawlty, Adam Jackson-Smith.At last, here is the ultimate celebration of the nation's beloved sitcom from its legendary creator, John Cleese. Enjoy the behind-the-scenes magic, with stunning on-set photographs from the archives ... and a laugh a page! Duck surprise. The car that wouldn't start. The psychiatrists. Those builders... Fifty years ago Fawlty Towers hit British TV screens for the first time, becoming an instant classic. Now for the first time John Cleese tells his stories from behind the scenes of his favourite moments. From writing scripts that were so carefully planned they were double the length of similar shows', to casting, lighting, how the show was almost cancelled before it started, and other production shenanigans, these are your favourite moments from Fawlty Towers as you've never seen them before. Exploring the how and why of creating classic comedy, there is a laugh on every page, and a dose of nostalgia for vintage TV fans. With gorgeous commissioned illustration and archival imagery, the book revisits such iconic scenes as Basil thrashing his car, a rat appearing in a box of cheese biscuits, and Basil goose-stepping across the dining room to an audience of horrified guests.Written by and starring Cleese and his then-wife Connie Booth, the first series of Fawlty Towers aired in 1975, with a second series broadcast in 1979. It featured Cleese as the irascible hotel manager Basil Fawlty, Prunella Scales as his sybaritic wife Sybil, Andrew Sachs as the hapless waiter Manuel, and Booth as Polly, an efficient waitress and art student. It won three BAFTAS and, despite having only 12 episodes in total, continues to be regularly voted the best sit-com in British history.
Copyright:
2025

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Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781035433230
Related ISBNs:
9781035433216
Publisher:
Headline
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Copyrighted By:
John Cleese
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Narrated By:
Adam Jackson-Smith
Categories:
Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Biographies and Memoirs, Humor
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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