Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, John Cleese, Connie Booth
Forty-nine years ago on this date, the first episode of Fawlty Towers was shown, on BBC One.
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49 years ago??!! That reminder would make many people seem old! – but Fawlty Towers is immortal humour in the Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, Buster Keaton class – in the sense of human daily experiences. Thanks for the reminder, Colin.