Fawlty
Proper noun
Meaning
Fawlty
A surname.
Examples
Basil Fawlty was an easy character for me. For some reason, portraying a mean, uptight, incompetent bully comes naturally to me.
As a kid I watched television 24 hours a day and loved every minute of it. The two shows that always make me laugh and are therefore my favourites are The Dick Van Dyke Show and Fawlty Towers.
I love Monty Python, Black Adder, Fawlty Towers. I'm a huge fan of British comedy.
Basil Fawlty came top of the Britain's Funniest Comedy Character poll, held by Five on 14 May 2006.
Fawlty Towers consisted of only twelve episodes; Cleese and Booth both maintain that this was to avoid compromising the quality of the series.
In one episode, Basil Fawlty ( John Cleese ) explains to the Barcelona -born waiter Manuel ( Andrew Sachs ) that a local "hamster" is in fact a rat.