{"product_id":"9781035433216","title":"Fawlty Towers: Fawlts and All","description":"Author: John Cleese\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781035433216\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Headline\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 14 Oct 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAt last, here is the u\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eltimate celebration of the nation's beloved sitcom from its legendary creator, John Cleese. Enjoy the behind-the-scenes magic, with stunning on-set photographs from the archives ... and a laugh a page!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088;\u003cb\u003e 'A joy and an education to read. So many memories flooding back. Great stuff.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGoodreads review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u003cb\u003e'Amazing detail ... a superb book on my favourite comedy series' \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGoodreads review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088;\u003cb\u003e 'So special and had me laughing ... a fantastic book' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoodreads review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088;\u003cb\u003e 'Wonderful book with lots of insight' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoodreads review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDuck surprise. The car that wouldn't start. The psychiatrists. Those builders... Readers say \u003ci\u003eFawlts and All \u003c\/i\u003eis 'guaranteed to make you smile' and 'a must for all fans'!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFifty years ago \u003ci\u003eFawlty Towers\u003c\/i\u003e hit British TV screens for the first time, becoming an instant classic. Now for the first time John Cleese tells his stories from behind the scenes of his favourite moments. From writing scripts that were so carefully planned they were double the length of similar shows', to casting, lighting, how the show was almost cancelled before it started, and other production shenanigans, these are your favourite moments from \u003ci\u003eFawlty Towers\u003c\/i\u003e as you've never seen them before. Exploring the how and why of creating classic comedy, there is a laugh on every page, and a dose of nostalgia for vintage TV fans. With gorgeous commissioned illustration and archival imagery, the book revisits such iconic scenes as Basil thrashing his car, a rat appearing in a box of cheese biscuits, and Basil goose-stepping across the dining room to an audience of horrified guests.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by and starring Cleese and his then-wife Connie Booth, the first series of \u003ci\u003eFawlty Towers\u003c\/i\u003e aired in 1975, with a second series broadcast in 1979. It featured Cleese as the irascible hotel manager Basil Fawlty, Prunella Scales as his sybaritic wife Sybil, Andrew Sachs as the hapless waiter Manuel, and Booth as Polly, an efficient waitress and art student. It won three BAFTAS and, despite having only 12 episodes in total, continues to be regularly voted the best sit-com in British history.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFawlty Towers: Fawlts and All\u003c\/i\u003e was a top 10 \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller in Hardback Non-Fiction, weeks ending 8th and 15th November 2025.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46454591258782,"sku":"ADS-9781035433216","price":54.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781035433216.jpg?v=1769668406","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781035433216","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}