Fawlty Towers - Softcover

Mccann, Graham

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340898135 ISBN 13: 9780340898130

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, 2008

Synopsis

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 Connie Booth -  that added up to an immortal sitcom, beloved all over the world, even in Barcelona.

About this title

About the Author:

Graham McCann is the most admired entertainment writer at work in the UK today. He is the critically acclaimed and best-selling author of books on Dad's Army, Frankie Howerd, Morecambe & Wise and Cary Grant. His most recent books, THE ESSENTIAL DAVE ALLEN and SPIKE & CO, are published by Hodder.

Review:

'A hugely entertaining read'―Daily Telegraph on Dad's Army

A remarkable researcher [whose] results are pure gold. . . [Fawlty Towers] is a work of scholarship. . . its lightness of touch and its arcane information make it quite unputdownable.―Sydney Morning Herald

Will be enjoyable for all devotees of Britain's favourite sitcom . . . The pleasure to be had in McCann's episode summaries is testament to the sitcom's enduring brilliance.―TLS

'You will laugh, you will learn, and you will, undoubtedly, start speaking in a silly voice.'―Word on Spike & Co

'Excellent. All but essential'―Time Out on Dad's Army

'A tragi-comedy of creative tension, personality conflict, endearing characters and enduring catch phrases'―The Times on Spike & Co

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0340898135
• ISBN 13: 9780340898130
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352