FAWLTY TOWERS

This 1970s comedy sitcom was one of the most loved shows on British television. The brainchild of John Cleese, who played Basil Fawlty, was a show that was fictionally set in Basil’s hotel.

Basil is a rude and hard-headed hotel manager who was always in verbal arguments with his wife, Sybil. Adding to that is the shenanigans is an incompetent Spanish waiter who has managed to still be employed. According to Cleese, he once encountered a real hotel owner, and this was what gave him the idea of creating the sitcom. Although many will find Basil’s personality disagreeable, he was a well-loved character to whom the show credits its success.