Fawlty Towers :
McCann, Graham, 1961-
Fawlty Towers : the story of the sitcom / Graham McCann. - London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2007. - ix, 336 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliogaphy (p. 277-282) and index.
Fawlty Towers was only on our screens for 12 half-hour episodes, but it has stayed in our lives ever since. The Major; 'Don't mention the war!'; 'He's from Barcelona'; Basil the Rat - everyone has a favourite line, moment or character. In this, the first biography of the show, Graham McCann holds up to the light each of the unpredictable elements - the demented brilliance of John Cleese, his creative partnership with Prunella Scales -that added up to an immortal sitcom, beloved all over the world, even in Barcelona. The definitive behind-the-scenes story of the nation's favourite comedy, from Britain's most successful entertainment writer.
9780340898116 0340898119 (pbk.) 9780340898123
Fawlty Towers (Television program)
Fawlty Towers (Television program)
791.4572
Fawlty Towers : the story of the sitcom / Graham McCann. - London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2007. - ix, 336 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliogaphy (p. 277-282) and index.
Fawlty Towers was only on our screens for 12 half-hour episodes, but it has stayed in our lives ever since. The Major; 'Don't mention the war!'; 'He's from Barcelona'; Basil the Rat - everyone has a favourite line, moment or character. In this, the first biography of the show, Graham McCann holds up to the light each of the unpredictable elements - the demented brilliance of John Cleese, his creative partnership with Prunella Scales -that added up to an immortal sitcom, beloved all over the world, even in Barcelona. The definitive behind-the-scenes story of the nation's favourite comedy, from Britain's most successful entertainment writer.
9780340898116 0340898119 (pbk.) 9780340898123
Fawlty Towers (Television program)
Fawlty Towers (Television program)
791.4572