Fawlty Towers originally aired on BBC Two between 1975 and 1979 and it was co-written by John Cleese and his first wife Connie Booth. Two seasons of the sitcom were made and it followed a dysfunctional hotel in the English seaside town of Torquay, Devon. The stories centred around the hotel owner Basil Fawlty, his wife Sybil, chambermaid Polly and waiter Manuel.
The idea came to John after he stayed at a Devon hotel where he encountered the eccentric hotel owner. The series won numerous accolades including British Academy Television Award for Best Scripted Comedy. The show was ranked first on a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes by the British Film Institute in 2000.
A sequel series starring John and his daughter Camilla, which was announced in February 2023, is in development. Almost 50 years after its initial release, the cast have come a long way. Here is all you need to know about where the stars of Fawlty Towers are now.
John, now 84, has taken on a number of new ventures in recent years. In 2023 he starred in Roman Polanski's drama film The Palace. In October of that year, he started presenting a new show on GB News called The Dinosaur Hour.
On BBC Radio 4's Today programme, he warned GB News audiences "may not be used to hearing the sort of things I'll be saying" and he hoped to encourage "proper argument". The star has recently found a new love in his life, in the form of his daughter's dog , Harry. On Instagram , he shared a number of videos of hi.
