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John Cleese talks about playing Basil Fawlty, focusing especially on the fact that Basil is the biggest coward alive! Sexual jealousy and class snobbery are also discussed in this fascinating interview, containing clips from the BBC comedy classic Fawlty Towers.

Here John Cleese talks about the technical difficulty of producing such a fantastic comedy moment; it's all about the bendiness of the branch, apparently! John Cleese reminisces on the character of Manuel, taking his reference from waiters working in London at the time.

A cheap employer who doesn't speak English makes for hilarious misunderstandings, especially when Manuel gets his own back with the rat incident! John Cleese talks about the character of Polly from the BBC comedy classic Fawlty Towers, revealing just how proud he is of some of Basil's scenes with her. She does just this as shown in this collection of clips from a special interview with John Cleese. Bringing breakfast to one of the guests Basil fails to notice that he is dead!

One of John Cleese's favourite episodes, here he talks about how they came up with the story over dinner. Did you know that the firedrill and the German scenes are from the same episode? Ever a perfectionist, Cleese can notice a small mistake - can you? Episode 1 A Touch of Class Arrogant conceit compels Basil John Cleese to invite a higher class of clientele to Fawlty Towers "rather than the riff-raff we normally get in here".

Episode 4 The Hotel Inspectors Hotel inspectors are in the area. Episode 6 The Germans Sybil is in the hospital suffering from an in grown toenail. Episode 7 Communication Problems Basil John Cleese makes the mistake of entrusting his gambling winnings to the Major; he makes a second mistake by taking on the sometimes deaf Mrs.

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Fawlty Towers-S01E01 A touch of class. Fawlty Towers-S02E03 Waldorf salad. Fawlty Towers-S01E05 Gourmet night. Fawlty Towers-S02E06 Basil the rat. Ocak Gazz The series is set in Fawlty Towers, a fictional hotel in the seaside town of Torquay, on the "English Riviera".

The plots centre around tense, rude and put-upon owner Basil Fawlty Cleese , his bossy wife Sybil Prunella Scales , a comparatively normal chambermaid Polly Booth , and hapless Spanish waiter Manuel Andrew Sachs and their attempts to run the hotel amidst farcical situations and an array of demanding and eccentric guests.