Ambassador Miguel Berger said he liked the humour of the scenes where Cleese s character Basil Fawlty riles German guests by making a number of references to the Second World War.
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As shamelessly recycled 50-year-old comic material goes, John Cleese and Connie Booth s stage replica of their classic TV comedy, Fawlty Towers, is still very good fun.
The comedy icons were on hand to greet fans outside the venue, where celebrity guests gave the critically acclaimed production a thunderous round of applause.