Fawlty Towers set for revival with John Cleese and his daughter

Andrew Sachs as Manuel and John Cleese as Basil in the BBC’s Fawlty Towers (PA)

Classic sitcom Fawlty Towers is to be revived with John Cleese returning to write and star alongside his daughter Camilla Cleese.

The original show, written by Cleese and Connie Booth, ran on BBC2 for two series in 1975 and 1979.