Fawlty Towers (1975)
TV. This series showcases some of the best writing ever on British or American television. Fawlty Towers displays both hilarious arrogance and bumbling gall as only John Cleese can portray them -- with a fine supporting cast! You'll want to see each episode more than once to memorize the pithy lines. Thirty years old but hardly dated at all! Four stars.
posted by Twerpette at 10:43 PM
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One of the most enjoyable and relaxing evenings that I could possibly imagine would be a quiet night at home, drinking tea, and watching British comedy. What a treat that would be! The tense muscles in my back relaxed markedly just now simply from WRITING about it.
Wow! Some of your favorites then might be...?
Oh, heavens, it has been such a long time ago (when I used to watch tv - before my daughter was born). There was a show set inside a department store ("Are you being served?"), a show about neighbors("Good Neighbors"), Fawlty Towers, of course, and, naturally, anything pythonesque (e.g. Flying circus and various specials). I also would LOVE to see (but never have) the TV series based on John Mortimer's "Rumpole" books ("Rumpole of the Bailey")(I have tried to read every Rumpole book published). I probably would enjoy also the british "The Office" (the American version is one of the few shows I actually want to see on tv but i am never home in time on thursdays and I keep forgetting to set the vcr). But I probably would like ANY good british comedy.
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