Fawlty Towers: You can see Fawlty Towers over and over again. If anything, you really appreciate it more. One never gets bored of this. This programme is the creation of Monty Python member John Cleese together with Connie Booth, his wife at the time. The basic theme of this British sitcom focuses on a small Torquay hotel run by Basil Fawlty (played by Cleese) and his wife Sybil. Connie Booth plays Polly, the hotel maid. Another character is Manuel, the Spanish server who comes from Barcelona. He's trying to learn how to speak English. Unfortunately, Manuel gets his English words all confused and he appears to misunderstand everything. Basil is tense, and his usual target is Manuel, whom he strikes, jabs in the eye, or does anything he could imagine.
However, Basil is afraid of his wife, whom he thinks is a dragon. Basil does a lot of things without her knowledge but his wife always finds him out. Often, when Basil is in deep trouble, he acts as if her were about to faint just to buy himself time. Basil is a real character: he treats guests in a rude manner, lies the majority of the time, and fails all the time -- irrespective of what he does or how hard he tries. Fawlty Towers wouldn't be the British sitcom that it is if not for Basil, and Cleese plays the part marvelously. Want to hear a bit of a trivia? A genuine hotel and hotel manager were the basis for this British comedy programme. John Cleese came up with the idea when he saw similar things first-hand while he was in a hotel during his Monty Python days!
Only Fools And Horses: Yet another one to watch before you die! The show revolves around the Trotter brothers, Derek (Del Boy) and Rodney (who is often called a dipstick or plonker by Del). Here as well, Del is the main one who makes this show funny, but they are all great in their roles. Del plays an independent trader who is forever in search of great deals and constantly interested to make instant money.
He's not excessively troubled how he does it, as long as he does it. Rodney, however, has scruples. Del is Rodney's opposite. He's a smooth talking guy. Dell will say anything to see to it that he comes out looking spotless. Del thinks he's the smart one. You'll oftentimes see him wrongly using big words or sounding like an utter fool every time he attempts to utter French phrases to sound clever.
Additional British comedy shows to look out for are "Dad's Army", "The Royle Family", "Father Ted" and the new, "The Inbetweeners Movie". Several of these series are also accessible on DVD, counting "The Inbetweeners DVD", "Men Behaving Badly" and "Porridge".
However, Basil is afraid of his wife, whom he thinks is a dragon. Basil does a lot of things without her knowledge but his wife always finds him out. Often, when Basil is in deep trouble, he acts as if her were about to faint just to buy himself time. Basil is a real character: he treats guests in a rude manner, lies the majority of the time, and fails all the time -- irrespective of what he does or how hard he tries. Fawlty Towers wouldn't be the British sitcom that it is if not for Basil, and Cleese plays the part marvelously. Want to hear a bit of a trivia? A genuine hotel and hotel manager were the basis for this British comedy programme. John Cleese came up with the idea when he saw similar things first-hand while he was in a hotel during his Monty Python days!
Only Fools And Horses: Yet another one to watch before you die! The show revolves around the Trotter brothers, Derek (Del Boy) and Rodney (who is often called a dipstick or plonker by Del). Here as well, Del is the main one who makes this show funny, but they are all great in their roles. Del plays an independent trader who is forever in search of great deals and constantly interested to make instant money.
He's not excessively troubled how he does it, as long as he does it. Rodney, however, has scruples. Del is Rodney's opposite. He's a smooth talking guy. Dell will say anything to see to it that he comes out looking spotless. Del thinks he's the smart one. You'll oftentimes see him wrongly using big words or sounding like an utter fool every time he attempts to utter French phrases to sound clever.
Additional British comedy shows to look out for are "Dad's Army", "The Royle Family", "Father Ted" and the new, "The Inbetweeners Movie". Several of these series are also accessible on DVD, counting "The Inbetweeners DVD", "Men Behaving Badly" and "Porridge".
About the Author:
The writer of this article has been a devotee of UK TV sitcoms from when he was a schoolboy. The UK humor is used throughout the world and is something that can typically be achieved by a proper British person. "The Inbetweeners DVD" is surly the new great British comedy motion picture of the decade.
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