Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
- TV documentary
- Gold
- 2009
- 2 episodes
A two hour documentary special looking at Fawlty Towers, plus a two hour clip show. Features Connie Booth's first interview in 30 years. Features John Cleese, Andrew Sachs, Prunella Scales, Connie Booth, John Howard Davies and more.
Episode menu
Fawlty Towers Exclusive: Basil's Best Bits
Further details
Basil's Best Bits:
- The bed scene with Sybil in The Wedding Party.
- "You don't have to look at someone when you're talking to them" with Bernard Cribbins in The Hotel Inspectors.
- Duck/trifle scene ("My personal favourite from the point of view of J. Cleese (actor)").
- Burglar alarm confusion in the lobby.
- Basil pretending to talk and making Mrs Richards turn up her hearing aid.
- Finger in the wardrobe.
- Having an argument with himself, pretending to be Terry, and then being caught by Mr Hamilton coming into the kitchen.
- Polly in bed, dressed as Sybil.
- Basil, Terry and Polly searching for the rat.
- Number one favourite: When the rat is presented in the biscuit tin.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 17th May 2009
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Gold
- Length
- 120 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday 23rd May 2009 | 9:10pm | Gold |
| Saturday 4th December 2010 | 11:00pm | Dave |
| Thursday 30th December 2010 | 11:00pm | Dave |
| Saturday 10th September 2011 | 11:00pm | Dave |
| Sunday 2nd October 2011 | 10:25pm | Gold |
| Friday 27th April 2012 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Sunday 20th September 2015 | 8:35pm | Gold |
| Sunday 27th December 2015 | 8:00pm | Yesterday |
| Saturday 23rd January 2016 | 7:00pm | Gold |
| Sunday 24th January 2016 | 2:55pm | Gold |
| Monday 12th September 2016 | 8:00pm | Yesterday |
| Friday 16th September 2016 | 9:55pm | Yesterday |
| Friday 7th April 2017 | 9:00pm | Yesterday |
| Sunday 9th April 2017 | 8:00pm | Yesterday |
| Friday 15th September 2017 | 9:50pm | Yesterday |
| Monday 18th September 2017 | 9:00pm | Yesterday |
| Sunday 20th January 2019 | 9:45am | Gold |
| Saturday 26th January 2019 | 10:10am | Gold |
| Sunday 5th May 2019 | 8:45am | Gold |
| Saturday 11th May 2019 | 11:10am | Gold |
| Wednesday 15th May 2019 | 12:45am | Gold |
Cast & crew
| John Cleese | Self |
| Andrew Sachs | Self |
| Prunella Scales | Self |
| Connie Booth | Self |
| John Howard Davies | Self |
| Geoffrey Palmer | Self |
| Bernard Cribbins | Self |
| Una Stubbs | Self |
| David Kelly | Self |
| Michael Palin | Self |
| Terry Jones | Self |
| Eddie Izzard | Self |
| Barry Cryer | Self |
| John Sergeant | Self |
| Bill Oddie | Self |
| AA Gill | Self |
| Trevor McDonald (as Sir Trevor McDonald) | Self |
| John Mahoney | Self |
| Andrew Collins | Self |
| Nicky Henson | Self |
| Elspet Gray | Self |
| Sabina Franklyn | Self |
| Hugh Dennis | Self |
| Jeremy Vine | Self |
| John Landis | Self |
| Janet Street-Porter | Self |
| Yvonne Gilan | Self |
| Clive Anderson | Self |
| Sanjeev Kohli | Self |
| Rufus Hound | Self |
| Henry Winkler | Self |
| Stephen Fry | Narrator |
| Lindsay Jex | Director |
| Sarah Stockton | Director |
| Lindsay Jex | Producer |
| Sarah Stockton | Producer |
| Jane Rogerson | Executive Producer |
| Ricky Kelehar | Executive Producer |
| Catherine Whelton | Executive Producer |
| Connan McStay | Editor |
| Liam Jolly | Editor |