Edited sentence: Arguably, to the general public in Britain, who never really took to Python, only know Cleese from Fawlty Towers and are not aware of the rest of the team's individual output, Palin has achieved a standing far in advance of the other Pythons.On a 2006 edition of BBC2's The Culture Show that devoted itself to Palin, cultural historian Matthew Sweet explained in some detail why Palin is now commonly viewed in Britain as a National Treasure, where Cleese, regarded as remote and crotchety (and no longer resident in Britain) is not.Through his travel programmes and amiable mien, he is seen by them in the same respected, dependable light as David Attenborough or Alan Whicker, just as they believe his former co-star David Jason to be Britain's best actor