The classic British sitcom Fawlty Towers has been recognized for decades as one of, if not the greatest British sitcoms of all time. Now more than 40 years after it ended, it’s getting a reboot.
Spinoffs and squeals can be nervous endeavors but with John Cleese at the helm, it’s sure to keep its original brand of brutal social contract humor.
The original Fawlty Towers sets one of the original Monty Python members, John Cleese, as Basil Fawlty who operates a hotel in the seaside town of Torquay with his wife Sybll. Together with the Spanish butler Manuel, they try (and mostly fail) to keep the hotel running smoothly while keeping their marriage afloat.
The new series was picked up by Castle Rock Entertainment, and stars Cleese as the ever-misanthropic Basil, alongside his daughter Camilla Cleese.
Rob Reiner, the director of The Princess Bride, and his director wife Michelle have come on as executive producers, ensuring that the original humor of the show is preserved for modern audiences.
Cleece said that an additional exec. producer for the show, Matthew George, came to Cleese with the idea over dinner, and it resulted in “one of the best creative sessions I can remember”.
“By dessert we had an overall concept so good that, a few days later, it won the approval of Rob and Michele Reiner,” Cleese told the BBC. “Camilla and I look forward enormously to expanding it into a series.”
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Camilla Cleese is John’s daughter with his second wife, Barbara Trentham. She has credits in several American comedy TV shows, writing credits on her father’s 2011 live show, and is a regular stand up comedian herself.
The new Fawlty Towers will feature a much older Basil attempting to run a boutique hotel with Camilla, even after discovering she’s his daughter.
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