The Latest Breaking News from Basil Fawlty

Fawlty Towers’ Prunella Scales left more than £3m in her will, probate records show

The actor, who was living with dementia, passed away peacefully at her London home in October 2025

The Independent UK · Aug 14

Fawlty Towers star Prunella Scales leaves more than £3m in will

The actress died in October last year,

Evening Standard · Aug 14

Reform UK ‘Nazi salute’ candidate appointed adviser to party’s Welsh leader

The photo of Corey Edwards emerged online hours after he announced his candidacy as a Reform UK candidate

The Independent UK · May 27

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 · Oct 28, 2025

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 · Oct 28, 2025

‘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 · Sep 19, 2025

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 · Sep 19, 2025

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 · Sep 19, 2025

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 · Sep 17, 2025

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 · Sep 10, 2025