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'Fawlty Towers' reboot

Andrew Sachs as Manuel (L) and John Cleese as Basil in BBC's 'Fawlty Towers'. One of the strongest guarantees of the original series’ quality was the fact that just 12 episodes were broadcast. Picture: (c) BBC

One of the beloved artefacts of the monoculture is to be updated, rebooted, and released into the wild.

The TV comedy series Fawlty Towers ran on BBC for just two series in 1975 and 1979, but it has been regarded as a classic of TV comedy ever since; four years ago it topped a British poll as the greatest TV comedy of all time.