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Post by Grumbledook on Jun 4, 2007 16:48:22 GMT
I recently screened the "Fawlty Towers Revisited" special that airs periodically here in the U.S. on public television (especially during pledge drives). John Cleese mentioned that in the episode with the psychiatrists, they filmed an extended version of the scene in which Basil spends the night in the broom closet. It was cut in order to get the episode down to the proper running time, and according to Cleese, it is now lost.
My question is: does anyone have a comprehensive list of deleted (and therefore, presumably, lost to the ages] footage for Fawlty Towers?
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Post by Richard Bignell on Jun 4, 2007 18:34:34 GMT
I suppose in 1979, keeping cut footage was not a priority at the BBC; Sue Malden had only just established an archive. Well, the archive had been in place for a long time before that, but there was no remit to keep cut material - and there still isn't! Andrew Pixley did a fine set of articles on Fawlty Towers several years ago for TV Zone, but I can't recall if he indicated about any scripted sequences cut from the episodes themselves. Richard |
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Post by Paul Watkins on Mar 8, 2009 14:40:51 GMT
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Post by Gary Critcher on Mar 8, 2009 16:28:37 GMT
probably just the stuff from the Christmas Tape. I've never heard of any other 'missing' footage.
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Post by RWels on Mar 8, 2009 17:16:18 GMT
That's probably it, unless they found lookalikes to film the non-existent 13th episode.
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Post by garrettgilchrist on Mar 12, 2009 0:19:49 GMT
There's also the matter of the original pilot (a slightly different version of A Touch of Class) ...
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Post by Andy Howells on Mar 12, 2009 8:50:41 GMT
well I'll welcome any unseen or rare material, and its high time Fawlty Towers had a tribute show commemorating it, would be nice to get contributions from all four leads though, particularly Connie Booth who also helped write it!
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Post by RWels on Mar 15, 2009 9:35:07 GMT
I wish they were more specific about when this is going to happen.
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Post by Paul Watkins on May 6, 2009 14:47:41 GMT
I wish they were more specific about when this is going to happen. Fawlty Towers - Re-opened Sunday, 10/05/2009 on G.O.L.D To mark 30 years since the screening of the classic comedy's final episode, cast and crew discuss the best moments and reflect on rare outtakes. Includes interviews with John Cleese, Andrew Sachs, Prunella Scales and Connie Booth, who shares her recollections of the sitcom for the first time in three decades Start: 21:00 End: 23:05 Length: 125 min. Category: Entertainment-Comedy, Entertainment-Show |
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