Fawlty Towers @ 30

Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th August 2005
8pm onwards UKTV Gold 
Sky Digital 109 & 110 (UKTV Gold +1)
Telewest 124/NTL 300/31

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of this classic comedy, we look back at the madness and mayhem that was Fawlty Towers. Expecting Fawlty Towers to be a “little show on BBC2 that no-one would notice” - its creators John Cleese and Connie Booth never expected it to become one of Britains most loved, most enduring and most quoted shows!

Our 12 shorts take a loving look at the favourite characters of the series, Basil, Sybil, Polly, Manuel and of course The Major and Old Ladies. Other shorts are dedicated to the guest characters, the writers and include contributions from Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, John Howard Davies, Tim Brooke-Taylor and many more.

We examine the marriage of Mr and Mrs Fawlty:
"I think originally it was probably a very passionate relationship he thought she was quite attractive in a barmaidy way and she thought he was quite attractive in a posh way, …… I think they remain deeply fond of each other underneath it all …"

"It was my idea that she should be less posh than Basil which is one of the attractions for her in him... "
Prunella Scales (Sybil Fawlty)

.....and the enduring appeal of Fawlty Towers :

"When the public acclaim came it was amazing and it still Is, unbelievable!"
Andrew Sachs (Manuel)

"My abiding memory of Fawlty Towers is laughter, laughter and more laughter, it makes me laugh even now to think of some of the scenes 30 years later …"
John Howard Davies (Series 1, Producer/Director)

If you want the inside story on Fawlty Towers, look no further than UKTV Gold on 27 th and 28 th August 2005.