It can hardly be contended the English have produced the best sit coms in history. Porridge, Fawlty Towers, Bread, Dad's Military, Only Fools & Horses....So how can this nation keep on producing the goods? Well we all definitely had a giggle at the horrendous Basil Fawlty, who had aspirations of wealth, but had little cash. He was obsessive about standing and being seen as being higher class. But he was simply a horrible, sexually exasperated, constrained, hen pecked twit.
John Clesse of Monty Phython fame was fabulous as the character. He was excellent at the physical comedy. Fawlty was such a physical slapstick show, and all 6Ft 5 inches of John Cleese was stretched to hilarious proportions.
The English are always looked upon as a reserved repressed unemotional countrywide, obsessed with class and stature. It all possibly harks back to the empire days. Cleese was amazing in playing the stiff top lip expectant twit, who always fell flat on his face. That is the reason why we all giggled so hard, we wanted him to fall from his over inflated cloud.
It looks all of the underlying strain in British manners has being brilliant portrayed in characters like Basil. You always rejoice when they break out of their imprisioned emotive state and burst into rage. Then you have the characters of Delboy and Rodney Trotter in Only Fools and Horses. Once more we have got the tale of down at heal Brit voters who dream of riches and a more satisfying life.
It might be hard not to fall head over heels in love with Delboy who always chipper regardless of what scrapes he gets himself into. He's a wheeler dealer with an enchanting side. Once more we have got a social class comedy, that sees it's main characters battling for class, social standing and wealth, and almost all of the time failing badly. That's why these characters are so funny. They seem real, and doubtless are as they embody the main British endowments, even tho in a hammed up way.
John Clesse of Monty Phython fame was fabulous as the character. He was excellent at the physical comedy. Fawlty was such a physical slapstick show, and all 6Ft 5 inches of John Cleese was stretched to hilarious proportions.
The English are always looked upon as a reserved repressed unemotional countrywide, obsessed with class and stature. It all possibly harks back to the empire days. Cleese was amazing in playing the stiff top lip expectant twit, who always fell flat on his face. That is the reason why we all giggled so hard, we wanted him to fall from his over inflated cloud.
It looks all of the underlying strain in British manners has being brilliant portrayed in characters like Basil. You always rejoice when they break out of their imprisioned emotive state and burst into rage. Then you have the characters of Delboy and Rodney Trotter in Only Fools and Horses. Once more we have got the tale of down at heal Brit voters who dream of riches and a more satisfying life.
It might be hard not to fall head over heels in love with Delboy who always chipper regardless of what scrapes he gets himself into. He's a wheeler dealer with an enchanting side. Once more we have got a social class comedy, that sees it's main characters battling for class, social standing and wealth, and almost all of the time failing badly. That's why these characters are so funny. They seem real, and doubtless are as they embody the main British endowments, even tho in a hammed up way.
