Fawlty Towers Quiz & Trivia Book

Mark McCaighey

Description

In a list compiled by the British Film Institute in 2000, Fawlty Towers was voted by industry professionals as the best British television series of all time. To this day lines from the series are still quoted and instantly recognisable and characters, situations and storylines are still fondly recalled. Quite an achievement for a series that ran for only twelve episodes, beginning in 1975 with a series of six on BBC2 and ending with its second series four years later in 1979. Now you can test your knowledge with 100 episode by episode questions and maybe learn something you didn't know about John Cleese and Connie Booth's outstanding sitcom in 'The Fawlty Towers Quiz and Trivia Book'. Did you know that when the great Charlie Chaplin passed away his widow consoled herself by watching videos of the show? Or that it took three attempts to find the right kind of tree branch for Basil to give his broken down car a "damn good thrashing" in the episode 'Gourmet Night'? These and many more fascinating facts can all be found in the 'Fawlty Facts' section of the book, whilst in the 'Fawlty Register' you'll discover the origins of some of the character's names. 'The Fawlty Towers Quiz and Trivia Book' will entertain and inform and is an absolute must-have for Fawlty Towers fans of all ages.

Sujets

• Humour

Informations

• Publié par: Andrews UK
• Date de parution: 12 juillet 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781783331345
• Langue: English

Extrait

Title Page
THE FAWLTY TOWERS QUIZ & TRIVIA BOOK
100 Questions On The World Famous British Sitcom

By
Mark McCaighey



Publisher Information
The Fawlty Towers Quiz & Trivia Book
Published in 2013 by Andrews UK Limited
www.andrewsuk.com
This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior written consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published, and without a similar condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.
Copyright © 2013 Mark McCaighey
The right of Mark McCaighey to be identified as author of this book has been asserted in accordance with section 77 and 78 of the Copyrights Designs and Patents Act 1988.
Cover Design by John McCaighey



Booking In
Welcome to the manic world of Torquay hotelier Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), a man that would enjoy his role of managing his hotel if it wasn’t for the guests. The misanthropic and snobbish Basil is helped, or as he sees it hindered by his nagging and gossiping wife Sybil (Prunella Scales). Also on hand, is his willing but witless Spanish waiter Manuel (Andrew Sachs) whose little understanding of English often only fuels an already inflamed Basil. The voice of reason comes from Polly (Connie Booth) the maid, whose attempt to bring some order back to the hotel is usually met with limited success.
Fawlty Towers opened its door to an unsuspecting British TV audience on the 19th of September 1975 with six episodes on BBC2. The series was not a big ratings hit immediately, but by the time that episode six was shown it had become immensely popular. Viewing figures had soared, so much so that when the series had finished the BBC took the decision to repeat all six episodes straight away.
The series went on to win the 1975 British Academy Award for Best Comedy and John Cleese won the Royal Television Society Programme Award in 1976.
The second series of six episodes didn’t arrive until 1979. By this time the first series had been transmitted three times in the UK and sold to forty-five television stations in seventeen countries.
John Cleese and his then wife Connie Booth hadn’t planned on writing a second series. But with such a tremendous demand from both the press and the British public for more, the BBC asked them to reconsider. Initially, critics weren’t convinced that series two matched the first. The passing of time though has proven that all twelve episodes contain some of the best comedy ever written or performed.
In this book you’ll find 100 questions covering all 12 episodes from the two series. Each episode has eight questions, except for ‘The Psychiatrist’ which has twelve as it is the longest in duration. Within those are one multiple choice question (two in ‘The Psychiatrist’) and a true or false statement.
I hope you enjoy your visit amongst the pages.



The Fawlty Register
John Cleese and Connie Booth named some of the characters in Fawlty Towers after friends or people that they knew, or in one case a road. In ‘The Fawlty Register’ below you’ll find the origins of some of these names.
Episode & Actor or Actress
Character’s Name
Origin
A Touch of Class
-Michael Gwynn
Lord Melbury
The name ‘Melbury’ derived from Melbury Road which was situated about hundred yards from where John & Connie lived at the time.
The Builders
-James Appleby
Mr Stubbs
The father of John’s actress friend Una Stubbs was a builder. In John & Connie’s research to ensure that they used the correct builder’s terminology regarding RSJs, lintels & girders, they sought his advice. As a thank you they gave the qualified builder his name.
The Hotel Inspectors