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John Cleese Bringing ‘Fawlty Towers’ Play To West End Featuring Controversial Episode ‘The Germans’
The Fawlty Towers revival continues apace. Not content with rebooting the TV series with Rob Reiner, John Cleese has now penned a stage adaptation of three episodes of the 40-year-old BBC series, w…
One of the episodes, The Germans, has caused a stir in recent years as a character repeatedly uses the N-word in reference to members of the West Indies cricket team. He is writing and starring alongside daughter Camilla Cleese as an over-the-top, cynical and misanthropic Basil Fawlty navigates the modern world. Although it only ran for two six-part seasons, finishing in 1979, Fawlty Towers has ranked number one on numerous best all-time British comedy lists.
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