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John Cleese to feature in new documentary film about his life on tour

John Cleese to feature in new documentary film about his life on tour

Cleese also co-wrote the BBC Two sitcom Fawlty Towers, which ran for two series in 1975 and 1979 and followed the unfortunate exploits of highly-strung Torquay hotelier Basil Fawlty (Cleese) and his wife Sybil, played by Prunella Scales, as they tried to keep their hotel and marriage afloat.
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