Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

May 10, 2009

1h 30m

★ 8.4

Overview

30 years after Fawlty Towers (1975) ended, Stephen Fry narrates a documentary about the making of this classic sitcom.

Genres

Documentary

Comedy

Production Companies

Tiger Aspect

U&Gold

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened Trailers

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Cast

Self – Narrator (voice)

Stephen Fry

Self / Basil Fawlty

John Cleese

Self / Sybil Fawlty

Prunella Scales

Self / Polly Sherman

Connie Booth

Self / Manuel

Andrew Sachs

Self

Carol Cleveland

Self

Bernard Cribbins

Self / Dr Price

Geoffrey Palmer

Self / Mr O'Reilly

David Kelly

Self / Mr Johnson

Nicky Henson

Self / Mrs Abbott

Elspet Gray

Quentina

Sabina Franklyn

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