It may have only ran for just 12 episodes, but Fawlty Towers still managed to become one of the greatest ever British sitcoms.
They were joined by a range of whacky and eccentric hotel guests, who usually arrived with outrageous requests and left in disgust with their experience. The editing of old episodes has sparked outrage from fans and even Cleese himself, who branded Beeb bosses "gutless" last year. Although he struggled to stand up to fearsome wife Sybil, so had to turn to Polly and Manuel to help with his cunning schemes.
They remained on good terms as they finished the second series - with Cleese going on to have two more failed marriages before meeting current wife Jennifer Wade. In an interview with The Age in June last year, he explained: "One of the things I've learned in the last 180 years is that people have very different senses of humour.
Basil frequently referred to her by nickname such as "my little piranha fish", "my little nest of vipers" and "you rancorous, coiffured old sow". For a special Children in Need performance in 2007, Prunella reprised her role as Sybil as her character became the new manager of Hotel Babylon. He told the Daily Star his mum is finding it difficult to follow conversations and has virtually no short-term memory, however there are "extraordinary areas" which are "still there".
The actress went on to appear in The Buccaneers, Dickens of London and TV film The Return of Sherlock Holmes. Actor Andrew Sachs got injured twice during filming, once being hit with a real metal pan during a scene which left him with a severe headache. Sachs was diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2012 which left him unable to speak and forced to use a wheelchair.
Actor Brian Hall is best remembered for his role as the hotel chef - but he did star in Sweeney 2, McVicar and Break in the Sun.
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