Fawlty Towers cast members now 45 years after BBC series aired final episode

As Fawlty Towers fans cogwheel up for the instrumentality of the iconic sitcom, we're taking a look astatine what the archetypal formed are up to now, 45 years aft the amusement ended.

On October 25, 1979, the last occurrence of Fawlty Towers was broadcast, signalling the extremity of a much-loved sitcom. Despite lone moving for 2 seasons and consisting of 12 episodes, Fawlty Towers remains a cornerstone of British television.

From 1976 to 1979, BBC viewers were treated to the comedic exploits of stern edifice proprietor Basil Fawlty, played by John Cleese. Audiences rapidly became engrossed successful Basil's misadventures, with regular characters specified arsenic his woman Sybil, waiter Manuel and chambermaid Polly besides taking centre stage.

Last year, drama enthusiasts were delighted erstwhile it was announced that the amusement would beryllium revived by John Cleese and his real-life girl Camilla, who volition besides look successful the series.

As the amusement prepares to marque its comeback, we're exploring what the archetypal formed has been up to, 45 years aft the bid concluded.

John Cleese was the starring prima successful the amusement arsenic the no-nonsense talking Basil Fawlty. While John was the pb quality successful Fawlty Towers, helium had already enjoyed a palmy career, having starred successful Monty Python.

After the bid ended, the present 84 twelvemonth aged continued to person a prosperous acting career, featuring successful A Fish Called Wanda, James Bond, Charlies Angles and Harry Potter.

In his idiosyncratic life, John joined his archetypal woman Connie Booth, who besides appeared successful Fawlty Towers, successful 1968. They welcomed their girl Cynthia Cleese 3 years later.

John Cleese has undoubtedly had a vibrant travel done the corridors of emotion and fame. After parting with his archetypal wife, helium joined Barbara Trentham successful 1981, and they welcomed their girl Camilla into the world successful 1984.

However, that national besides didn't last, starring John to wed American psychotherapist Alyce Faye Eichelberger; they were unneurotic for 16 years earlier their divorce. Currently, his bosom belongs to Jennifer Wade, who helium joined successful 2012.

Throughout the years, John has remained a fixture successful the nationalist eye, unafraid to stock his musings connected "woke" culture. Just past year, helium brought his distinctive wit to GB News arsenic the big of The Dinosaur Hour.

His Instagram isn't shy of idiosyncratic revelations oregon nostalgic peeks into his past performances, overmuch to the delight of fans.

Prunella Scales played Sybil Fawlty connected the BBC sitcom. While she revisited her iconic relation during a Children successful Need sketch successful 2007, her acting curtain telephone came with the abbreviated movie Sub Rosa successful 2014.

Tragically, that aforesaid year, her hubby Timothy West made known her Alzheimer's diagnosis, necessitating her retreat from acting.

As for the buzzed-about Fawlty Towers reboot, it seems Prunella's quality volition not beryllium partaking successful the caller misadventures.

John Cleese divulged to The Sun astir an occurrence commencing with Sybil's funeral, with Basil poised to present her eulogy.

Prunella and her hubby Timothy, who tied the knot successful 1963, are parents to 2 sons, Samuel West and Joseph. Samuel has followed his mother's acting career, featuring successful shows similar Slow Horses and All Creatures Great and Small.

During a caller quality connected Lorraine, helium revealed that his parents were doing well, adding: "My parent went connected a cruise the different day, I'm not definite if she knew wherever she was."

Andrew Sachs, beloved for his relation arsenic the comical Spanish waiter Manuel connected Fawlty Towers, continued his acting vocation aft the show, known for his voice-over work.

A Coronation Street fan, Andrew landed a relation successful the ITV soap successful 2009 arsenic Ramsay Clegg. He appeared successful 27 episodes and besides featured successful Casualty and EastEnders.

Sadly, Andrew was diagnosed with vascular dementia, which led to him losing his quality to talk and needing a wheelchair. The histrion passed distant astatine the property of 86 successful a attraction home.

His wife, Melody Lang, shared a heartfelt tribute successful 2016, commenting: "My bosom has been breached each time for a agelong time. It wasn't each doom and gloom, helium inactive worked for 2 years. We were happy, we were ever laughing, we ne'er had a dull moment. He had dementia for 4 years and we didn't truly announcement it astatine archetypal until the representation started going.

"It didn't get truly atrocious until rather adjacent the end. I nursed Andrew, I was determination for each infinitesimal of it. Dementia is the astir atrocious unwellness that sneaks successful in the nighttime erstwhile you slightest expect it".

Connie Booth, who played Polly Sherman, was joined to John Cleese for a decennary earlier their divorcement successful 1978. Despite their split, they continued to enactment unneurotic connected the last play of Fawlty Towers.

Following the show's conclusion, Booth continued to act, appearing successful projects specified arsenic The Deadly Game, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, and Wizadora.

However, she yet decided to permission the acting satellite down and prosecute a caller vocation path.

Connie went connected to survey astatine the University of London for 5 years, yet becoming a psychotherapist.

She is present believed to reside successful London with her husband, John Lahr.