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Basil Fawlty is back.
John Cleese has recently been part of an advert by Specsavers which is a parody on his Basil character from "Fawlty Towers"....
Basil's back, giving a police car a damn good thrashing! Fawlty fans' delight as John Cleese returns to classic role for advert
The car may have changed but, four decades on, Basil Fawlty’s impotent rage has stayed the same.
John Cleese has made a rare return to his classic 1970s character for an advert which viewers are hailing as the ‘best in years.’
Part of a campaign for Specsavers, the skit recreates the scene where the frantic hotel owner gives his car a ‘good thrashing’ when it won’t start.
'Best in years': John Cleese has made a rare return to his classic Basil Fawlty character for a Specsavers ad
'Good thrashing': The skit recreates the scene where the frantic hotel owner hits his car when it won’t start
The chain’s latest advert proves that character is still very much close to the nation’s heart more than 40 years on.
It sees Cleese step into his car only for it to fail to start when he turns the key.
Hopping out in a rage, he grabs a leafy tree branch to c
