And the whole idea of being able to create a show from scratch without anyone looking over our shoulders is extraordinary.

I've been working with a couple of guys on it.

However, he acknowledged there would have to be changes following the death of Andrew Sachs, who played hapless waiter Manuel, and the Alzheimer's diagnosis of Prunella Scales, who starred as his on-screen wife, Sybil.Ĭleese previously announced he will front a new GB News programme called the Dinosaur Hour.Ībout hosting the new programme, he said: 'I'm excited. The sequel will be written alongside his daughter, Camilla Cleese, as he revealed they have been working together for some 16 years. It was temporarily pulled by streaming service UKTV. In another the character Major Gowen, played by Ballard Berkeley, repeatedly used the N-word about the West Indies cricket team. One episode, The Germans, featured Basil leaving a German guest in tears with repeated mentions of the war. Speaking about the new series on Dan Wootton Tonight on GB News, he said: 'When I look at old clips now all these wonderful English character actors aren't with us anymore, so suddenly we thought that if the only continuing character is Basil, then we can come up with something surprising. Speaking to GB News about its revival, he also claimed he would not be allowed the necessary 'freedom' with the public service broadcaster. He also previously hinted that the new episodes could be set in the Caribbean instead of Torquay, as the TV legend revealed he refused to let the series return to the ' woke' BBC. 'They lack the writing and energy of the originals and often the returning actors fail at getting back into the role and the new characters lack any sort of substance.'Ī fourth person on Twitter simply wrote: 'Oh, no. Leave it as a classic.'Ī third lambasted comedy remakes, insisting they never worked, saying: 'These reboots or remakes of British comedy shows are often terrible. Now we have a generation of people who get shocked and easily offended. It was funny at a time when we could actually have a laugh. The characters, the way Fawlty said things, his mannerisms. Another agreed, saying: 'It was a classic.

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