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British comedian John Cleese on how he created the character of Basil Fawlty from the classic British sitcom Fawlty Towers (1975, 1979). Cleese reveals that Fawlty - an eccentric, chronically uptight, hotelier - was inspired by a real-life hotel manager he encountered in Torquay, England called Mr Sinclair. See the funniest, most splendiferous and bizarre moments on a show that had five million Aussies a week turning on their TV sets in the 1970s and 80s. https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curat

The moment has finally arrived — publication day for my brand new book “Fawlty Towers: Fawlts and All!”Fifty years since we first opened the doors of that delightfully disastrous little hotel, and I thought it high time to mark the occasion properly — with a special anniversary book full of my favourite comic moments, memories, and a few behind-the-scenes stories that are only slightly less chaotic than the show itself.It’s out now in the UK 🇬🇧 — and will be popping up later this month in the