Fawlty Towers
The Story of the Sitcom
$32.18
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2008
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 Connie Booth - that added up to an immortal sitcom, beloved all over…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340898130 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0340898135 |
| Author: | Graham Mccann |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2008 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
‘You will laugh, you will learn, and you will, undoubtedly, start speaking in a silly voice.’– Word on Spike & Co
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
‘A tragi-comedy of creative tension, personality conflict, endearing characters and enduring catch phrases’ - The Times on Spike & Co You will laugh, you will learn, and you will, undoubtedly, start speaking in a silly voice. - Word on Spike & Co‘A hugely entertaining read’ - Daily Telegraph on Dad’s Army‘Excellent. All but essential’ - Time Out 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 HeraldAbout The Author
Graham Mccann
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.
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