When the former Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan described statements made during the whistleblower controversy as “disgusting”, it brought an episode of the comedy show Fawlty Towers to mind.

The hotel that inspired the classic comedy series Fawlty Towers will welcome four of the cast at its million-pound relaunch tomorrow.

CLASSIC clips of Basil Fawlty whacking his temperamental car with branches and beating long-suffering waiter Manuel with a spoon will soon be seen on mobile phones.