"Before that dialogue was written, he and I developed the plots," said Booth. "Each episode took about a month to contrive. Out of the ridiculous complications of farce, his brilliant lines emerged.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Even though it ended 46 years ago, John Cleese is still very much in the Fawlty Towers business. There’s his recent stage ...

Fawlty Towers co-creator and actor, Connie Booth has said she didn’t know the show was getting a reboot. The former actor – who played Polly in the show – claims she found out about the news the same ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The cast: Danny Bayne as Basil, Mia Austen as Sybil, John Cleese, Joanne Clifton as Polly, Paul Nicholas as The Major and Hemi ...