U&GOLD to bring Fawlty Towers: The Play to TV audiences for the first time

U&GOLD has acquired the broadcast rights for Fawlty Towers: The Play (1x120'). Recorded during the show's run at the West End with its original cast, Fawlty Towers: The Play will air in September to mark the 50th anniversary of the classic sitcom's first ever episode.

Fawlty Towers: The Play is written by series co-writer and star John Cleese, and brings together three of the show's most iconic episodes - The Hotel Inspector, The Germans and Communication Problems - into a single theatrical experience. Fawlty Towers: The Play has entertained record-breaking sell-out audiences in the West End since it opened in May 2024, and will tour the UK and Ireland later this year.

John Cleese says, "Ive been overwhelmed by the wonderful response to Fawlty Towers: The Play since its debut in the West End and its a pleasure to hear U&Gold will be bringing it straight to everyones living rooms just in time for the 50th anniversary".

Fawlty Towers: The Play is commissioned for UKTV by Mark Iddon, senior commissioning editor, and ordered for U&GOLD by Gerald Casey, director of programming, comedy and entertainment and director of commissioning, Hilary Rosen. This recording is produced by Phil McIntyre Television, and stars Adam Jackson-Smith as Basil, Anna-Jane Casey as Sybil, Hemi Yeroham as Manuel and Victoria Fox as Polly.

Gerald Casey says, Fawlty Towers is a cornerstone of British comedy, and we're honoured to be the first place TV audiences can watch this new stage version to mark the show's 50th anniversary. With the legendary John Cleese at the helm, U&GOLD viewers are really in for something special.

Mark Iddon says, Fawlty Towers has been making generations of viewers laugh for 50 years and this new stage reimagining is a wonderful way to honour the original series.

Fawlty Towers: The Play will air on U&GOLD in September.

For more information please contact Ben.Duncan@UKTV.co.uk

Praise for Fawlty Towers: The Play:

The funniest show in town - Daily Express

A theatrical moment to drink deep and savour - Daily Mail

An indisputably funny evening - Daily Telegraph

A hugely entertaining blast of unadorned nostalgia - The Times

John Cleese has recreated the magic - The i

Comedy history repeats itself - Guardian

The script zings with brilliantly astringent one-liners as the tight farce careers towards inescapable catastrophe, the cast bringing the chaos to life with energy and pace - Chortle

This is theatrical time travel of the most joyful variety - London Theatre

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