Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from John Cleese

John Cleese hints Fawlty Towers reboot won't be filmed in original location

John Cleese played hotelier Basil Fawlty in the beloved sitcom Fawlty Towers which ran from 1975 to 1979, and it was announced recently that the actor will reprise the role for a brand new series

Daily Mirror

Fawlty Towers cast where are they now? From co-star divorce to prank call scandal

It first aired back in 1975

Manchester Evening News

‘Anything that puts the focus back on Torquay’: residents on the return of Fawlty Towers

Announcement that John Cleese will reboot the 1970s sitcom is met with a mix of excitement and concern in the Devon resort

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Digested week: Whatever they’re taking, Liz and Boris might just live for ever

Plus the brilliant Happy Valley, 25 years since the death of my dad, my psychiatrist retires and a Fawlty idea

The Guardian - UK

John Cleese snubs BBC in savage swipe over Fawlty Towers reboot

John Cleese has refused to work with the BBC over a remake of classic comedy Fawlty Towers.

Daily Mirror

John Cleese’s Fawlty Towers reboot might not be ‘anti-woke’ – but it’s still a terrible idea

A reboot of the classic Seventies sitcom won’t just be a disappointment, says Louis Chilton. It proves that absolutely nothing is sacred

The Independent UK

Monty Python star Carol Cleveland doesn’t think Fawlty Towers reboot can ‘match’ original

‘Amazed’ actress says the show may not be as ‘fun’ if it is politically correct

Evening Standard

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Fans all say the same thing as John Cleese set to star in new series of Fawlty Towers

Fans are not so sure the remake will work

Bristol Post

'Real life Basil Fawlty' hopes TV show's reboot will be a boost to bed and breakfasts

Fawlty Towers was famously set in Torquay and is set to return to screens nearly 50 years after it was created

Wales Online

John Cleese's Monty Python co-star shares concern over Fawlty Towers revival

Carol Cleveland - who featured in the Monty Python franchise - has shared her thoughts on former co-star John Cleese reprising his role as hotelier Basil Fawlty in the revival of sitcom Fawlty Towers

Daily Mirror

Fawlty Towers fans have mixed reaction online as iconic UK sitcom set for reboot

Many weren’t happy about the reboot, with one saying: "Connie Booth co-wrote the brilliant original I suspect this will be garbage"

Irish Mirror

John Cleese's most controversial moments as Fawlty Towers reboot announced

JOHN Cleese is known for his role in comedy troupe Monty Python in a career spanning over six decades.

The National (Scotland)

An anti-woke nightmare! Why the Fawlty Towers remake is a truly nauseating idea

This is 2023 – not the 80s or 90s. Today’s John Cleese is tediously obsessed with cancel culture and most of the sitcom’s original cast aren’t involved. It’s destined to be terrible

The Guardian - UK

John Cleese’s Fawlty Towers reboot might not be ‘anti-woke’ – but it’s still a terrible idea

A reboot of the classic Seventies sitcom won’t just be a disappointment, says Louis Chilton. It proves that absolutely nothing is sacred

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Liverpool Echo

BBC's Fawlty Towers set for comeback with John Cleese at helm

John Cleese will return to his role as Basil Fawlty

The National (Scotland)

Fawlty Towers to be revived by BBC with John Cleese to return alongside daughter

The Fawlty Towers reboot will feature dramatic hotelier Basil trying to navigate the modern world.

The New Daily

German tourists, Manuel’s ‘hamster’, a drunk chef: Can Fawlty Towers reboot deliver?

Iconic 1970s British sitcom Fawlty Towers is set for a sequel starring John Cleese as Basil Fawlty and his daughter Camilla Cleese.

Evening Standard

Fawlty Towers is rebooting: who is its new star, John Cleese’s daughter Camilla Cleese?

Tweets suggest daughter of Monty Python star might not be a progressive influence on Basil Fawlty

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Manchester Evening News

Fawlty Towers set for reboot starring John Cleese and his daughter

The original show, written by Cleese and Connie Booth, ran on BBC2 for two series in 1975 and 1979

The Independent UK

Fawlty Towers to be rebooted with John Cleese and his daughter

‘Spinal Tap’ filmmaker Rob Reiner is also involved

Daily Mirror

John Cleese to star in NEW series of Fawlty Towers alongside his daughter

Iconic BBC series Fawlty Towers is set to be revived, with original star John Cleese and his daughter Camilla Cleese appearing in the reboot which will see Basil Fawlty attempt to navigate life in the modern world

Wales Online

Fawlty Towers to be revived starring John Cleese and his daughter

The tales of highly-strung hotelier Basil Fawlty amused viewers for two series in the 1970s

Evening Standard

Fawlty Towers set for revival with John Cleese and his daughter Camilla

The original show, written by Cleese and Connie Booth, ran on BBC2 for two series in 1975 and 1979

The Guardian - US

Fawlty Towers: John Cleese to reboot series with daughter

The much-loved comedy series is set to return with the father-daughter pairing taking on a boutique hotel

Bristol Post

Michael Palin on his first TV job in Bristol, Monty Python’s legacy and the future of comedy

We spoke to the comedian and actor ahead of his festival appearance here

1 … 5 6 7 8

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.