| Author: | Graham McCann | ISBN: | 9781444717754 |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton | Publication: | March 15, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Hodder & Stoughton | Language: | English |
| Author: | Graham McCann |
| ISBN: | 9781444717754 |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Publication: | March 15, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Language: | English |
Fawlty Towers was only on our screens for 12 half-hour episodes, but it has stayed in our lives ever since. The Major; 'Don't mention the war!'; 'He's from Barcelona'; Basil the Rat -- everyone has a favourite line, moment or character. In this, the first biography of the show, Graham McCann holds up to the light each of the unpredictable elements - the demented brilliance of John Cleese, his creative partnership with Connie Booth - that added up to an immortal sitcom, beloved all over the world, even in Barcelona.
Fawlty Towers was only on our screens for 12 half-hour episodes, but it has stayed in our lives ever since. The Major; 'Don't mention the war!'; 'He's from Barcelona'; Basil the Rat -- everyone has a favourite line, moment or character. In this, the first biography of the show, Graham McCann holds up to the light each of the unpredictable elements - the demented brilliance of John Cleese, his creative partnership with Connie Booth - that added up to an immortal sitcom, beloved all over the world, even in Barcelona.
