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Fawlty Towers
Graham McCann
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Description for Fawlty Towers
Paperback. The Sunday Times humour book of the year! Num Pages: 352 pages, 40 colour. BIC Classification: APT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
299g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340898130
SKU
V9780340898130
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About 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.
Reviews for Fawlty Towers
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more