Conversation so far:
What were Fawlty Towers?
Cleese achieved greater prominence in the United Kingdom as the neurotic hotel manager Basil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers.
When did he begin there?
The first series was screened from 19 September 1975 on BBC 2.
Was it successful?
initially to poor reviews, but gained momentum when repeated on BBC 1 the following year.
What else did you find interesting about this?
The series won three BAFTA awards when produced and in 2000.
Did it win any other awards ?
it topped the British Film Institute's list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes.
Did they gain any notable reviews or compliments?
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Question: Anything else I should know?
Self-contained rewrite: Other than Fawlty Towers success after initial poor reviews, winning three BAFTA awards, and topping the list of 100 Greatest British Television Programmes, what else I should know about John Cleese or Fawlty Towers?