Fawlty Towers backlash: How John Cleese suffered horrific reception to BBC comedy creation

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'This is full of clichéd situations and stereotypical characters, and I cannot see it being anything other than a disaster!' – Fawlty Towers backlash: How John Cleese suffered horrific reception to BBC comedy creation FawltyTowers JohnCleese UKTV

In the pitch, he highlighted his hope to play ‘Basil Fawlty’, a controversial character known as the ‘world’s worst hotelier’ due to his outbursts at guests.

 

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