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TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,797	50 Years Ago Yesterday (September 19), Fawlty Towers debuted ‘A perfectly calibrated Swiss watch of cringe’: why Fawlty Towers remains the greatest ever sitcom, 50 years on It's the 50th anniversary of the comedy that's so foundational for TV as a medium, it's the Beatles for the small screen. Overnight News Digest: Fawlty Towers is 50! Torquay hoteliers on 50 years of Fawlty Towers, and why Basil wouldn’t survive in world of online reviews All 12 'legendary' Fawlty Towers episodes ranked 50 years after its release 50 years in the making, it’s… ‘Fawlty Towers: Fawlts & All — My Favourite Moments’ by John Cleese 50 years since Fawlty Towers was first aired on TV ‘Don’t Mention the War’: From Torquay to TV Legend, Fawlty Towers Turns 50 A post shared by on Jan 01, 2022 at 12:00pm PDT A post shared by on Jan 01, 2022 at 12:00pm PDT Embedded Tweet Embedded Tweet