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Fawlty Towers. Polly (Connie Booth). Copyright: BBC
Connie Booth

Connie Booth

  • Actor and writer

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John Cleese writes Fawlty Towers retrospective & shoots stage play doc

John Cleese has written a behind the scenes book on Fawlty Towers, Fawlty Towers: Fawlts And All, while the classic sitcom's stage play revival is the subject of a forthcoming television documentary.

British Comedy Guide, 26th April 2025

Fawlty Towers, Kenny Everett & Benny Hill "cancelled" in C5 films

Fawlty Towers, Kenny Everett and Benny Hill are the subjects of new Channel 5 documentaries about controversies that have seen them "cancelled", while Sally Lindsay is to host a 1970s-themed panel show for the channel featuring John Thomson and Shaparak Khorsandi as team captains.

British Comedy Guide, 2nd April 2025

Fawlty Towers to premiere on West End stage

John Cleese has adapted Fawlty Towers as a West End stage show. It'll premiere at London's Apollo Theatre in May.

British Comedy Guide, 2nd February 2024

My comedy hero: Paul Foot on Connie Booth

The surrealist comedy master tells us why Connie Booth, the co-creator of Fawlty Towers, should in the pantheons of comic genius.

Paul Foot, The List, 2nd October 2023

John Cleese didn't warn me about Fawlty Towers reboot, says Connie Booth

John Cleese's reboot of Fawlty Towers came as a surprise to many - including his ex-wife, who created the original show with him.

Alex Farber, The Times, 13th February 2023

Fawlty Towers sequel in development

John Cleese and his daughter Camilla are writing and will star in a sequel to iconic sitcom Fawlty Towers.

British Comedy Guide, 7th February 2023

Why Fawlty Towers is still comedy gold after all these years

Don't mention the war. Or ask for Waldorf salad.

Lloyd Farley, Collider, 17th May 2022

We shouldn't be afraid of Fawlty Towers' pure comedy

Radio 4's exploration of John Cleese and Connie Booth's beloved sitcom on What Funny About... revealed why it was so successful. But would it still get made today?

Charlotte Runcie, The Telegraph, 27th October 2021

Fawlty Towers to be released as vinyl LP collection

A complete vinyl LP collection of the audio versions of all twelve Fawlty Towers TV episodes are to be released, with an exclusive frameable print signed by John Cleese. Just 1500 copies have been made.

British Comedy Guide, 16th March 2021

Why Fawlty Towers is still the best comedy of all time

We are supposed to laugh at, not with, the Basil Fawlty character in Fawlty Towers.

Aidan Smith, The Scotsman, 16th June 2020

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