Why fawlty towers was cancelled

Fawlty Towers episode pulled over 'racial slurs' to be reinstated by UKTV It shows character Basil Fawlty goose-stepping in front of some Germans and offensive language about the West Indies cricket team.

By Russell Hope, news reporter. Fill 2 Copy 11 Created with Sketch. Saturday 13 June , UK. Why you can trust Sky News. More on Black Lives Matter. He is released just in time to go back on the plane with Sybil. It was very funny, but I couldn't do it at the time. Making 'Fawlty Towers' work at 90 minutes was a very difficult proposition. You can build up the comedy for 30 minutes, but at that length, there has to be a trough and another peak. It doesn't interest me. I don't want to do it. At the end of the day, it's probably a good idea that John Cleese didn't go through with this idea.

As funny and frustrating as it was, it stepped away from the hotel and the basic concept that made the show funny, to begin with. While we will never get more Fawlty Towers episodes, we can always look back at those fantastic 12 stories and never stop laughing.

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Share this article via comment Share this article via facebook Share this article via twitter. More Stories. Today's Best Discounts. A decade ago many broadcasters began editing out this part of the programme, although the racist language can still be heard on the version hosted by Netflix.

Growing scrutiny over historic racism in archive entertainment programmes is prompting broadcasters to check their back catalogues and respond to criticism of shows that were once considered to be family entertainment.