‘Fawlty Towers’ Reunion 2025 — Is It Happening?

By Bryan Murray
London
Last updated on December 22, 2024

Fawlty Towers Reunion, the one we've been wanting for 5 years?

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Rumors of a Fawlty Towers reunion had the internet in a frenzy on Saturday (December 21) as reports claimed that BBC Two confirmed a revival of the popular sitcom for 2025.

UPDATE 22/12/2024 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Can you believe it's been 49 years since Fawlty Towers first aired?! (49 years, 3 months, 3 days to be exact.)

Why in the world did Fawlty Towers end?

When Fawlty Towers came to an end after 5 years in October 1979, million viewers tuned in to say goodbye to Manuel (Andrew Sachs), Basil Fawlty (John Cleese) and Sybil Fawlty (Prunella Scales). And since then, they have been itching for a reunion.

Fawlty Towers without Manuel?

After the tragic passing of Andrew Sachs in 2016 how are the writers going to handle the absence of Manuel. It seems pretty hard to imagine. “The right thing to do for the show, at least at this point, is to have that character pass,” a source close to the production says.

Would a Fawlty Towers reunion disappoint people?

Fawlty Towers aired from 1975-1979 and is considered one of the most influential TV shows ever on pop culture. Although no original episodes have been shot since, it has remained a regular feature on many station's schedules. But Scales said she's not sure if Fawlty Towers would work today. “I don't want to see old Sybil Fawlty,” she told a journalist (Scales turned 92 in June). “Everyone’s going to have different vision of what the character is like, so to have that materialize is going to disappoint most people,” she added.

Still hoping for a Fawlty Towers movie?

In a recent interview, Prunella Scales said she can't imagine a Fawlty Towers reunion hitting the big screen. “I'd rather people go, ‘Oh, please! Please!’ than ‘I can't believe you did that. It was horrible.’”

Co-star John Cleese has also previously explained, “It would be terrible to do something and have it not be good,”. “It was so terrific ... If we did a Fawlty Towers movie and it sucked, then it would, you know, blemish it.”

What about a Fawlty Towers reboot?

Recasting Fawlty Towers for a modern reboot. Hollywood is known for remaking remakes of films or tv series and the studios might think it would be great to bring the story back with a new set of characters.

Be it in the form of a Fawlty Towers reunion, a Fawlty Towers movie, or a Fawlty Towers reboot, if you had to start filming today, who would you cast in what role?