Welcome to Asylum Towers
ON Friday, September 19, 1975 – 50 years ago today – the first episode of Fawlty Towers, written by and starring John Cleese and Connie Booth, was broadcast on BBC2. The comedy classic about the manic Basil Fawlty’s chaotic hotel ran for only 12 episodes. But if Fawlty Towers was still open in 2025, how would things be panning out there? Let’s pop over and see . . .