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Fawlty Towers was a British sitcom made by the BBC and first broadcast on BBC2 in 1975. Only twelve episodes were produced, but the series has had a lasting and powerful influence on later shows.
The show is set in a fictional hotel named Fawlty Towers in the Devon town of Torquay on "The English Riviera". The series was written by John Cleese and Connie Booth, who also played two of the main characters, and was broadcast in two series: The first, in 1975, was produced and directed by John Howard Davies, and the second, in 1979, was produced by Douglas Argent and directed by Bob Spiers.
In a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, voted for by industry professionals, Fawlty Towers was placed first.BFI TV100, URL accessed June 14th, 2006 It was also voted fifth in the BBC's "Britain's Best Sitcom" poll in 2004.Britain's Best Sitcom Top 10 URL accessed June 14th, 2006
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Fawltysite.net - Information includes episode guide, trivia and cast and character profiles.
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British Sitcom Guide : Fawlty Towers - Programme, episode and character guides.
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Fawlty Towers: The Unofficial Guide - Includes a trivia quiz, episode guide, information on the actors and crew, plus a floor-plan for the ground-floor of the hotel.
IMDb: Fawlty Towers - Synopsis, cast and crew, and user comments.
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