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.

Question: What else did you find interesting about this?
Self-contained rewrite: Other than gaining momentum after initial poor reviews, what else did you find interesting about the show Fawlty Towers?