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Sex scandal, £12m divorce bill and devastating illness - what Fawlty Towers cast did next With Fawlty Towers, creators John Cleese and Connie Booth decided to quit while they were ahead, producing just 12 episodes. But every one is pure comedy gold. Here, we look at what came next for its stars Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Daily Star's Inside Hot TV newsletter sees Ed Gleave send you telly's hot takes straight to your inbox every SundayInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Yes, keep me in the know! When you subscribe we will use the information...

Stars have lined up to shower praise on the borough council’s cabinet member for heritage and culture Dale Heenan.

A SWINDON councillor could be rubbing shoulders – virtually – with TV and theatre stars, a dance music hero and a drag queen.

James Um, no, Siegfried sent me. I’m James Herriot, his new assistant. Tristan Really? Poor you. Guard Oi… You need to buy a ticket, Sir. Jace Ben Vanstone’s script goes so far as to describe Tristan as, quote, puckish, which might be the most apt description of him. What did you make of Tristan as a character when you were reading the script initially? And what do you think makes him tick? Callum I mean, he really did, like, leap off the page. I mean, Ben Vanstone is absolutely incredible the way that he writes. It’s just a joy to sort of get to say his words. The second I read it, I...

Rating: Rating:   There's Christmas, and then there's Christmas in Skeldale, the Yorkshire idyll that is home to vet James Herriot and the squabbling Farnon brothers. The festive special of All Creatures Great And Small (C5) turned the Christmas dial up to maximum and shovelled on bucketloads of schmaltz. They should have called this It Shouldn't Happen To Santa. Siegfried (Sam West) was handing out presents, dressed as Father Christmas — though in green, not red, because the old curmudgeon claimed St Nicholas never wore scarlet robes until Coca-Cola's marketing people got hold of him. F...