'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 · Feb 9, 2023
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 · Feb 8, 2023
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 · Feb 8, 2023
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 · Feb 8, 2023
BBC's Fawlty Towers set for comeback with John Cleese at helm John Cleese will return to his role as Basil Fawlty Liverpool Echo · Feb 8, 2023
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. The New Daily · Feb 8, 2023
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 Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2023
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 Manchester Evening News · Feb 8, 2023
Fawlty Towers to be rebooted with John Cleese and his daughter ‘Spinal Tap’ filmmaker Rob Reiner is also involved The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023
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 Daily Mirror · Feb 7, 2023
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 Wales Online · Feb 7, 2023
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 Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2023
Caravan park boss sparks outrage for 'Basil Fawlty-style' rant calling guests 'riff raff' Aaron Scantlebury said some residents of Sunnyvale Caravan Park were subletting their caravans to visitors "who have never seen hills, beaches, a job, or a bath for that matter, in some time" Daily Mirror · Nov 23, 2022
Caravan park boss's 'Basil Fawlty'-style rant at 'riff raff' guests in 'paper thin leggings' drinking cans of lager The politically incorrect outburst has caused uproar online Wales Online · Nov 23, 2022
Daily Mirror · Nov 1, 2022 Top 10 iconic TV comedy scenes recreated - all of them starring children The nation has voted for its top 10 favourite funniest sitcom moments - and it turns out three-quarters of children love watching these shows as much as their parents
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022 Funniest sitcom moment revealed to celebrate Gold channel’s 30th birthday TV channel Gold has recreated three of the nation’s favourite scenes with children in the lead roles to ‘reflect the timeless nature’ of the shows.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2022 Bernard Cribbins was a constant companion Letter: Who can forget his pedantic spoon salesman in Fawlty Towers, asks Dominic Rice
The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2022 Boris Johnson sparks fury by comparing Ukraine war to Brexit ‘He is no Churchill. He is Basil Fawlty’: European statesmen and UK politicians appalled by PM’s analogy
Daily Mirror · Mar 20, 2022 Fury at Boris Johnson's 'Basil Fawlty' ramblings comparing Ukraine's struggle to Brexit The Prime Minister was condemned by former EU chiefs, senior Tories, and the French Ambassador to the UK after he compared Ukrainians battling off war crimes to Brits voting for Brexit