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John Cleese shares heartbreaking photos with 'dear' Fawlty Towers co-star Prunella Scales after her death

John Cleese paid tribute to both stars while sharing snaps of the trio laughing together at an event on Instagram

Evening Standard

Peter Watkins: Visionary director who made an explosive impact on BBC television with ‘Culloden’ and ‘The War Game’

His award-winning film about the likely impact of a nuclear bomb was banned from television for two decades

The Independent UK

Fawlty Towers creator John Cleese pays tribute to ‘perfect’ onscreen wife Prunella Scales

Prunella Scales played Sybil, the long-suffering wife of bumbling hotelier Basil Fawlty

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Prunella Scales death: Fawlty Towers actor dies aged 93

Actor was best known for playing the bossy wife to John Cleese’s eccentric hotelier Basil Fawlty in the acclaimed BBC sitcom

The Independent UK

Prunella Scales will forever be known as the long-suffering wife of Basil Fawlty

Although she was regularly cast in comic roles, her abilities ranged far more widely than that – she even appeared in opera.

Evening Standard

‘A perfectly calibrated Swiss watch of cringe’: why Fawlty Towers remains the greatest ever sitcom, 50 years on

It’s the 50th anniversary of the comedy that’s so foundational for TV as a medium, it’s the Beatles for the small screen. Five decades later, John Cleese and Connie Booth’s show is still unmatched

The Guardian - UK

Torquay hoteliers on 50 years of Fawlty Towers, and why Basil wouldn’t survive in world of online reviews

Decades after the BBC sitcom first aired, B&Bs in the Devon resort only occasionally lean into their association with the show

The Guardian - UK

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50 years since Fawlty Towers was first aired on TV

Despite the show’s huge success, co-writer John Cleese said he did not want to write a third series in case it was not as good as the others.

Evening Standard

How to watch 'Fawlty Towers: The Play' online from anywhere

Priceless iconic comedy makes transition from screen to stage and back to screen. Here's how to watch "Fawlty Towers: The Play" online, on TV and from anywhere in the world.

Tom’s Guide

John Cleese calls BBC comedy executives ‘clowns’ after frustrating meeting

Actor said bosses were ‘stupid’ for being too concerned with causing offence

The Independent UK

John Cleese confirms Fawlty Towers sequel stage play with classic episodes including Basil the Rat

The 85-year-old comedy legend brought the BBC classic back to life last year with Fawlty Towers: The Play

Evening Standard

Tom Basden on Here We Go and The Ballad of Wallis Island: ‘Writing love songs for Carey Mulligan? Mortifying’

INTERVIEW: The writer, actor, and musician has, over the years, quietly become a staple of British comedy. He tells Ellie Harrison about mining absurdity for laughs and his golden partnership with Tim Key

The Independent UK

John Cleese: Fawlty Towers play a success as it is ‘funnier than anything else’

A new run of Fawlty Towers: The Play will begin at the Apollo Theatre in London’s Shaftesbury Avenue on June 24.

Evening Standard

Don't mention the Wallabies: Kiss focused on Reds only

Queensland Reds head coach Les Kiss has deflected questions on his Wallabies coaching aspirations ahead of the Super Rugby clash with Moana Pasifika.

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The Independent UK

Prunella Scales says she ‘loves it when people don’t’ ask her about Fawlty Towers

Actor, who played Sybil Fawlty in series, says she finds topic ‘boring’

Evening Standard

Fawlty Towers: The Play at the Apollo review: energetic and loyal adaptation of Britain's greatest ever sitcom

John Cleese’s ragefully impotent Torquay hotelier Basil Fawlty is uncannily reincarnated by Adam Jackson-Smith

Evening Standard

John Cleese says playing Basil Fawlty on stage 'would kill me' as play hits West End

The comedian is bringing Fawlty Towers to the stage for the first time but he won’t be playing the starring role

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Fawlty Towers infiltrates Broncos as GF talk banned

Brisbane players have taken a Basil Fawlty "don't mention the war" approach ahead of their Penrith clash where talk of last year's grand final has been banned.

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The Guardian - UK

Don’t mention the war … and the rest: the trouble with bringing back Fawlty Towers

Stage revivals of the 70s sitcom and The Fast Show have enough nostalgia value to delight fans. Less certain is what will happen to their more problematic material

The Guardian - UK

John Cleese brings Fawlty Towers stage show to the West End

Theatrical adaptation of the sitcom, opening at the Apollo theatre in May, will combine three episodes including The Germans

The Independent UK

‘It was like Basil Fawlty running The Shining hotel’: Inside the collapse of Virgin Hotels Glasgow

Around 150 staff were told the hotel was closing and had their passes revoked

The Guardian - UK

The week in TV: Time; The Dinosaur Hour; All the Light We Cannot See; Roman Kemp: The Fight for Young Lives – review

Jimmy McGovern’s prison drama shifts its focus without pulling its punches; Basil Fawlty is alive and well on GB News; and Roman Kemp proves a great campaigner for young people’s mental health

Evening Standard

John Cleese: BBC comedy in parlous state because it is run like a bureaucracy

The comedian said executives often don’t trust talent when it comes to making new shows

The Guardian - UK

Sitcoms reveal culture that contributed to Brexit vote, says historian

’Allo ’Allo ‘spoke to core differences between Britain and European neighbours’

Evening Standard

John Cleese reveals Fawlty Towers was almost rejected by BBC with unearthed letter: ‘It’s dire’

Cleese revealed that not everyone was a fan of the show and took to Instagram to share a letter, dated May 29th 1974, from a BBC executive

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