Fawlty Towers is 50 years old – the legendary British sitcom, created by John Cleese and Connie Booth, aired its first episode in September 1975. Set in Torquay, the series followed the (often chaotic ...

FAWLTY Towers famously only ever had 12 episodes made. But, 50 years on, its impact as an iconic television show lives on to ...

__"The funniest show in town"__ *Daily Express* Nearly 50 years since it first hit our TV screens, the ‘greatest British sitcom of all time’ (Radio Times) is now a brand-new stage play, adapted by ...

The recent stage play version of perhaps the greatest sitcom ever made, Fawlty Towers: The Play, is set to air on TV for the first time as part of the classic sitcom's 50th anniversary celebrations.

"Before that dialogue was written, he and I developed the plots," said Booth. "Each episode took about a month to contrive. Out of the ridiculous complications of farce, his brilliant lines emerged.