Issue of the day: Fawlty Towers' racist dialogue edited out
The show is being re-aired to cheer Britain up? The BBC is running a "Festival of Funny” this month, which features an array of new comedy content, as well as stand-up performances and comedy classics celebrated, including Fawlty Towers. Fawlty is not far off 50? Two series aired in all, with six episodes in each. The first episode, A Touch of Class, premiered in September 1975, while series two began in February 1979 and the last episode, Basil the Rat, aired on October 25, 1979. But in a sign of the times…? Racist remarks by permanent resident of the hotel, Major Gowen - played by...
Source: heraldscotland.com