Fawlty Towers : the story of the sitcom / Graham McCann.
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TextPublication details: London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2007Description: ix, 336 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780340898116 ; 0340898119 (pbk.); 9780340898123Subject(s): Fawlty Towers (Television program) | Fawlty Towers (Television program)DDC classification: 791.4572 Summary: 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.
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Adult Nonfiction | 791.4572 MCC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111034054658 |
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.
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