Fawlty Towers: The Story of the Sitcom - Brossura

McCann, Graham

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ISBN 10: 0340898135 ISBN 13: 9780340898130

Casa editrice: Hodder & Stoughton, 2008

Riassunto

Fawlty Towers was only on our screens for 12 half-hour episodes, but it has stayed in our lives ever since. The Major; 'Don't mention the war!'; 'He's from Barcelona'; Basil the Rat - everyone has a favourite line, moment or character.

In this, the first biography of the show, Graham McCann holds up to the light each of the unpredictable elements - the demented brilliance of John Cleese, his creative partnership with Connie Booth - that added up to an immortal sitcom, beloved all over the world, even in Barcelona.

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Recensione:

Will be enjoyable for all devotees of Britain's favourite sitcom . . . The pleasure to be had in McCann's episode summaries is testament to the sitcom's enduring brilliance. (TLS)

'A tragi-comedy of creative tension, personality conflict, endearing characters and enduring catch phrases' (The Times on Spike & Co )

'You will laugh, you will learn, and you will, undoubtedly, start speaking in a silly voice.' (Word on Spike & Co)

'A hugely entertaining read' (Daily Telegraph on Dad's Army)

'Excellent. All but essential' (Time Out on Dad's Army)

A remarkable researcher [whose] results are pure gold. . . [Fawlty Towers] is a work of scholarship. . . its lightness of touch and its arcane information make it quite unputdownable. (Sydney Morning Herald)

Descrizione del libro:

The Sunday Times humour book of the year!

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Hodder & Stoughton
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0340898135
• ISBN 13: 9780340898130
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 336