Michael Buerk

Week 38 Fawtly Towers

Fawlty Towers: the Play'The British people deserve better than this' – John Cleese takes aim at the BBC and the state of comedy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

John Cleese, Connie Booth and Andrew Sachs in Fawlty Towers. The trio are standing behind a reception desk of the hotel looking seriously at the camera. Cleese as Basil is in a dark grey suit, white shirt and tie and has a moustache; Connie as Polly is in a grey shirt and floral patterns vest, and Sachs as Manuel is in a white dinner jacket and black bow-tie, and also has a moustache.

John Cleese hits out at the BBC for damaging comedy: “The British people deserve better than this”

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