It’s been a while since we last saw Basil Fawlty in action (unless you count the many TV repeats of Fawlty Towers that is).
But now, over four decades after the classic sitcom Fawlty Towers came to an end, John Cleese has revived the bumbling, neurotic hotel manager for a new Specsavers commercial.
And in doing so, he’s even reworked one of the most classic scenes from the show – in which Basil has a slight altercation with his car after it breaks… Read the full story