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'Fawlty Towers' reboot is in the works with John Cleese and Rob Reiner Castle Rock Entertainment.

He is making a documentary about cancel culture for Channel 4 and plans to host a show for right-leaning UK network GB News that will champion free speech. Rob Reiner added: “John Cleese is a comedy legend. The new series will explore how Cleese’s over-the-top, cynical and misanthropic Basil Fawlty navigates the modern world. [BBC](https://deadline.com/tag/bbc/) Two and is available to stream on [BritBox](https://deadline.com/tag/britbox/). [John Cleese](https://deadline.com/tag/john-cleese/)’s British comedy sensation [Fawlty Towers](https://deadline.com/tag/fawlty-towers/) is in the works and [Rob Reiner](https://deadline.com/tag/rob-reiner/)’s [Castle Rock Entertainment](https://deadline.com/tag/castle-rock-entertainment/) is developing. [Camilla Cleese](https://deadline.com/tag/camilla-cleese/), in news that will bring joy to a generation of British comedy fans.

British sitcom 'Fawlty Towers' is being revived at Castle Rock with John Cleese and his daughter Camilla Cleese set to write and star.

Cleese is also renowned for “A Fish Called Wanda,” for which he was nominated for a writing Oscar. George said: “Meeting John and Camilla was one of the great thrills of my life. I dreamed of one day being involved in a continuation of the story. When we first met, he offered an excellent first idea, and then Matt, my daughter Camilla, and I had one of the best creative sessions I can remember. “Fawlty Towers,” written by John Cleese and Connie Booth, originally ran in two seasons of six episodes each that were broadcast on the BBC in 1975 and 1979. The series currently airs on BBC2 and is also available to stream on BritBox.

The show is being developed at Castle Rock Entertainment, with Matthew George, Rob Reiner, Michele Reiner, and Derrick Rossi executive producing for the studio.

I dreamed of one day being involved in a continuation of the story. Rowling from transphobia accusations by joking that he “wants to be a “Cambodian police woman,” and [pulling out](https://www.indiewire.com/2021/11/john-cleese-woke-rules-hitler-impersonation-1234678684/) from a Cambridge Union event after the organization banned a speaker that performed a Hitler impression. “Meeting John and Camilla was one of the great thrills of my life. The original “Fawlty Towers” ran for two seasons of six episodes each in 1975 and 1979. “Just the idea of working with him makes me laugh.” Cleese will write and star in the revival with his daughter, Camilla Cleese.

Prepare the Waldorf salads, because Basil Fawlty is heading back to the screen. Castle Rock Entertainment announced that the British sitcom Fawlty Towers is ...

I dreamed of one day being involved in a continuation of the story. To do so, he will team up with the daughter he only just learned about to "tempt fate" and continue the business. When we first met, he offered an excellent first idea, and then Matt, my daughter Camilla, and I had one of the best creative sessions I can remember. The series originally premiered in 1975 with Season 1 and 1979 for its second season, with both seasons consisting of just six episodes. His daughter, Camilla Cleese, will also write and star in the show's return. Castle Rock Entertainment announced that the British sitcom Fawlty Towers is getting a revival, with

The British comedy actor will star in and write the series featuring his daughter Camilla Cleese.

“When we first met, he offered an excellent first idea, and then Matt, my daughter Camilla, and I had one of the best creative sessions I can remember. Together, the pair will team up to run a boutique hotel. In this updated version, Cleese’s Basil will navigate a more modern world.

Comedian John Cleese & his daughter Camilla Cleese are rebooting the British comedy series 'Fawlty Towers' with Castle Rock Entertainment.

If the reboot is gonna be anything like [John’s Twitter rants](https://www.vulture.com/2020/11/john-cleese-transphobic-twitter-drama-explained.html), it will definitely be… [John Cleese](https://www.vulture.com/2020/11/john-cleese-transphobic-twitter-drama-explained.html) is rebooting [Fawlty Towers](https://www.vulture.com/2020/06/fawlty-towers-episode-reinstated-after-john-cleese-criticism.html) alongside his real-life daughter Camilla Cleese, who will star as Basil Fawlty’s estranged daughter. It’s time to check in to Fawlty Towers once more.

Mr. Cleese will write and act alongside his daughter Camilla Cleese in a revival of the renowned BBC comedy.

“When we first met, he offered an excellent first idea, and then Matt, my daughter Camilla, and I had one of the best creative sessions I can remember,” Mr. Despite interest from American broadcasters, the show’s small number of episodes and half-hour run time, without commercials, made it Rowling](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/style/jk-rowling-transgender-fans.html), the author of the “Harry Potter” series. He has signed up to [host a show on GB News](https://www.gbnews.uk/shows/john-cleeses-gb-news-show-is-taking-shape-and-hes-inviting-viewers-to-join-him-in-being-completely-out-of-touch/430728), a British right-wing television network, in which “no one will be canceled — and no topic will be too controversial for discussion,” the network said. [the best British sitcom of all time](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/apr/09/fawlty-towers-greatest-ever-british-sitcom) in 2019 after a survey of comedy experts, ran for two seasons of six episodes each, in 1975 and 1979. Mr.

John Cleese has announced he is working with his daughter Camilla and producers Matthew George and Rob Reiner on fresh episodes of his classic 1970s hotel ...

It co-starred Prunella Scales, [Andrew Sachs](https://www.upi.com/topic/Andrew_Sachs/), Connie Booth, Ballard Berkeley, Brian Hall, Renee Roberts and Gilly Flower. Camilla and I look forward enormously to expanding it into a series." "When we first met, he offered an excellent first idea, and then Matt, my daughter Camilla, and I had one of the best creative sessions I can remember," he added.

'Monty Python' star will reprise role as Basil Fawlty, working alongside long-lost daughter, to be played by his real-life child Camilla; Rob Reiner on ...

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John Cleese is set to reboot his classic comedy series 'Fawlty Towers'. He will write and star alongside his daughter Camilla Cleese.

The expectation of what you will do is so high.” “The problem is, when you do do something that is generally accepted as being very good, a horrible problem arises, which is: how do you top it? “I dreamed of one day being involved in a continuation of the story. In 2009, Cleese said that there would never be another episode of the series. The original series ran for two six-episode seasons between 1975 and 1979. Just the idea of working with him makes me laugh.”