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Fawlty Towers The Play Review: Shamelessly recycled it may be, but this is a fine reproduction of a vintage antique... it's as if time stood still, writes PATRICK MARMION

May 16, 2024

As shamelessly recycled 50-year-old comic material goes, John Cleese and Connie Booths stage replica of their classic TV comedy, Fawlty Towers, is still very good fun.

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John Cleese, Monty Python co-star Terry Gilliam and Penny Lancaster leave the London Apollo as Fawlty Towers The Play wins over the critics

May 16, 2024

The comedy icons were on hand to greet fans outside the venue, where celebrity guests gave the critically acclaimed production a thunderous round of applause.

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Monty Python... the reunion!  John Cleese is joined by Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam as Fawlty Towers The Play launches in the West End... but Eric Idle is absent following dispute over finances

May 16, 2024

All three were ready for a Spanish inquisition as Fawlty Towers The Play launched in Londons West End.

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A Matter of Choice - Talking Pictures TV

May 16, 2024

A Matter of Choice: Drama, starring Anthony Steel. A Matter of Choice airs on Talking Pictures TV at 10:05 PM, Thursday 16 May. Drama, starring Anthony Steel

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The real-life couple who inspired Fawlty Towers: How guesthouse owners Donald Sinclair and his wife were behind the creation of Basil and Sybil Fawlty... and the other hotel staff who inspired waiter Manuel and long-suffering maid Polly

May 3, 2024

Donald Sinclair and his wife Beatrice were the proprietors of the Gleneagles Hotel in Torquay. Cleese and the other Monty Python stars stayed there in 1970.

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Fawlty Towers play removes offensive language

May 2, 2024

John Cleese is none-too-pleased.

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The Blue Parrot - Talking Pictures TV

February 21, 2024

The Blue Parrot: Crime drama, starring Dermot Walsh. The Blue Parrot airs on Talking Pictures TV at 7:00 AM, Wednesday 21 February. Crime drama, starring Dermot Walsh

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Source: tvguide.co.uk

Operation Diplomat - Talking Pictures TV

January 8, 2024

Operation Diplomat: Crime drama, starring Guy Rolfe. Operation Diplomat airs on Talking Pictures TV at 12:35 AM, Tuesday 9 January. Crime drama, starring Guy Rolfe

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CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Praise be! The BBC's finally stood up for TV comedy's right to offend... After the corporation knocks back Ofcom over Little Britain

November 2, 2023

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: The broadcasting regulator Ofcom ruled this week that Little Britain, starring David Walliams and Matt Lucas , is offensive, outdated and explicitly racist.

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