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1977: How a Torquay hotel inspired Fawlty Towers

John Cleese discusses the Fawlty Towers book and Basil Fawlty's inspiration on TV.

He s Mervyn Bragg on Read All About It to talk about the making of the hit comedy, including how Basil Fawlty was inspired by a hotel Cleese stayed in while filming Monty Python.

Originally broadcast 13 November 1977.

BBC Archive