
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
Genres
Overview
30 years after Fawlty Towers (1975) ended, Stephen Fry narrates a documentary about the making of this classic sitcom.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
90 min
Release Date
2009-05-10
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
4
Vote Average
8
Stephen Fry
Self – Narrator (voice)
John Cleese
Self / Basil Fawlty
Prunella Scales
Self / Sybil Fawlty
Connie Booth
Self / Polly Sherman
Andrew Sachs
Self / Manuel
Carol Cleveland
Self
Bernard Cribbins
Self
Geoffrey Palmer
Self / Dr Price
David Kelly
Self / Mr O'Reilly
Nicky Henson
Self / Mr Johnson
Elspet Gray
Self / Mrs Abbott
Sabina Franklyn
Quentina
John Howard Davies
Self – Series Director
Barry Cryer
Self
Una Stubbs
Self / Alice
April Walker
Self / Jean Wilson
John Sergeant
Self
Sanjeev Kohli
Self
Iain McLean
Self – Production Assistant
Terry Jones
Self
Michael Palin
Self
Germaine Greer
Self
Rosemary Harrison
Self – Chambermaid, Gleneagles Hotel
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