Fawlty Towers is 50

British comedy is quite special. I can mention some of my favorites like ‘Mind your Language,’  ‘Mr Bean,’ ‘Father Ted,’ ‘Allo Allo,’ ‘Open All Hours,’ and many more. But my all-time favorite, which is probably everyone’s favorite is ‘Fawlty Towers’, which this year is celebrating its 50th anniversary. It’s a shame that only 12 episodes were done, because every segment is a classic. The main actors hover around Basil Fawlty, played by John Cleese who runs the hotel, as they welcome all kinds of characters. Supported, should I say aggravated by his wife Sybil, Polly and unforgettable Manuel, from Barcelona, the script was written by John Cleese and Connie Booth. The show was originally broadcast between 1975 and 1979  - two series of six episodes each were made. The series is set in Fawlty Towers, a dysfunctional fictional hotel in the English seaside town of Torquay in Devon.  The plots centre on the tense, rude and hyperactive owner Basil Fawlty (Cleese), his bossy wife Sybil (Prunella Scales) the sensible chambermaid Polly (Booth) and the Spanish waiter Manuel (Andrew Sachs.) The show was ranked first on a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000.  In a 2001 poll conducted by Channel 4, Basil Fawlty was ranked second (to Homer Simpson) on their list of the 100 Greatest TV Characters. Enjoy some of the most eccentric scenes of this hilarious and sensational British comedy on this YouTube clip.