Fawlty Towers/Trivia

• Fake American: The actor (Bruce Boa) who played the American Mr. Hamilton was actually Canadian.
• Fake Brit: Yes and no. Connie Booth had lived in Britain for so long that she could be said to be actually British. Also played with in "Gourmet Night," where she sings in a perfect but annoying American accent.
• Fake Nationality: Manuel, who's from Barcelona, is played by Andrew Sachs, a German-born British actor.
• Hey, It's That Guy!:
  • General Rieekan wants his goddamn Waldorf Salad!
  • Wilfred Mott was very a picky spoon specialist when he was younger.
  • Lionel Hardcastle (also the judge from A Fish Called Wanda) is a doctor who wants his sausages.
  • Francois, assistant to Chief Inspector Dreyfus, runs a restaurant.
  • Grandpa Joe is on the verge of having a large garden gnome inserted in him.
• Real Life Relative: John Cleese (Basil) and Connie Booth (Polly) were married when they wrote and acted the first series (1975). By the time of the second, in 1979, they were divorced.