Apparently, this show was created when Cleese and Booth visited a bed and breakfast and found a rude inn keeper.
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Scott-101 — 9 years ago(December 10, 2016 09:45 AM)
Apparently, this show was created when Cleese and Booth visited a bed and breakfast and found a rude inn keeper.
I'm kind of wondering if the real-life guy wasn't as bad but maybe Cleese and Booth being rich stars just rubbed him the wrong way.
Or alternatively maybe they were just having an off day -
kpetnews — 9 years ago(December 10, 2016 03:37 PM)
The Sinclairs' story is interesting. Some other people who worked there came forward with their own stories of Basil-esque things that happened to them. Others outside of the immediate family said that while Sinclair liked discipline, the Basil Fawlty characterization turned him into a caricature.