Fawlty Towers

Ferris Bueller

Im of the younger generation but i still remember my dad tlkin bout dis great programme and while looking up amazon i saw all 12 episodes for sale for under 20 pounds,i said id splash out as altho i do remember seeing it as a kid i cudnt remember r perhaps cudnt grasp hw great dis was! Why are other shows re run to death on our stations yet i cant remember d last time dis graced our airwaves, i know der is only 12 episodes so it cud get old fast but who can honestly say dat by now dey dnt know every father ted episode off by heart?yet we still laugh cos its funny.Bring back fawlty towers!!

mike65

I'll chance a reply here.

There was a suggestion that the FT team could get back together but Connie Booth certainly made it clear she has no interest in returning to her role. I don't think it'll ever happen and if it did, it would be like the misbeggoten The Legacy of Reginald Perrin.

emeraldstar

Ferris Bueller wrote: »

Im of the younger generation but i still remember my dad tlkin bout dis great programme and while looking up amazon i saw all 12 episodes for sale for under 20 pounds,i said id splash out as altho i do remember seeing it as a kid i cudnt remember r perhaps cudnt grasp hw great dis was! Why are other shows re run to death on our stations yet i cant remember d last time dis graced our airwaves, i know der is only 12 episodes so it cud get old fast but who can honestly say dat by now dey dnt know every father ted episode off by heart?yet we still laugh cos its funny.Bring back fawlty towers!!

Argh, my eyes!



Actually, Fawlty Towers is often shown on BBC.

parker kent

UKGold do always show them over and over as well. When I'm back at home it always good to fill in those awkward silences!! RTE do wheel it out every now and again too.

Cleese is a legend though, one of the all-time great TV shows

Mr E

Ferris, welcome to boards. You have a full keyboard, please use it (seriously, txt spk is against the charter, and will make you very unpopular if you keep using it)

I saw the reunion show on G.O.L.D. a few months ago, it was very good. By god Connie looks old now, though....

rednik

I watched the reunion show and what makes the second series more amazing was what was going on in their personal lives (Connie Booth and John Cleese). One of the greatest comedies ever. When you see other countries remaking it all you can do is cringe at how bad the remake is and thank heavens for the original. When Cleese told the story of him being approached by somebody doing a remake without BASIL I think this said it all. By the Reggie Perrin absolutely dire.

Mossy Monk

I have them all on DVD and watch them every now and again. It is a fantastic show.

Mr E wrote: »

By god Connie looks old now, though....

She sure does. I never realised she was American either :eek:

ScumLord

They did a reunion??

I still have the tapes me ol lad made of when they originally aired on tv. They even have a few seconds of adds from the time and a few seconds of heart to heart.

Firetrap

Yes, it's a classic comedy series. I saw that reunion show recently and it was excellent. I was surprised they managed to get Connie Booth to appear on it seeing as she's not turned up on any programs about it before. She looked very uncomfortable I thought. The shows used to be on TV a lot but I guess if Ferris hasn't seen them, they've not been on TV as much as we thought.

Edit: ScumLord - they did a reunion documentary on G.O.L.D. not too long ago. Here's an article about it and a photo.

120_Minutes

Ferris Bueller wrote: »

Im of the younger generation

no, really? i'd never have guessed!

I can just about remember RTE airing it in the early 80's and then repeats in the late 80's. one of the best to grace our screens IMO.

GhostInTheRuins

It does be on RTÉ from time to time as well.

Ruu_Old

Great show alright, always get the DVD out from time to time. I remember the episode with David Kelly as O'Reilly, the Irish builder "thick, Irish joke" as Cybil called him. It would have people in uproar today.

Elmo

I remember every Thursday Night at 10pm being brought down from bed to watch this show because My parents thought we needed to see the show.

Still love this show one of the best all time comedies.

ScumLord

You definitely couldn't make the show today, like his reaction to the black doctor in the Germans episode.