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FAWLTY Towers fans were stunned this evening as the BBC aired the show's controversial "banned" episode - including the famous Nazi scene in full. The 1970s British sitcom aired after EastEnders on BBC One tonight, with some viewers blasting it as "inappropriate" online.

BBC will rerun every episode of Fawlty Towers - but racist remarks from one of the characters will be removed. All 12 episodes of the popular comedy series will air from March 15 as part of the broadcasters Festival of Funny.

The  BBC is re-running Fawlty Towers to cheer Britain up - but with racist outbursts from cantankerous Major Gowan removed.

THE One Show host Alex Jones was left baffled at Fawlty Towers legend John Cleese stormed off mid-interview. Yet for the actor, who played Basil Fawlty in the hilarious BBC comedy, it was all part of a big prank.

A five-star B&B has been named the best bed and breakfast hotel in the world - in the same town that Fawlty Towers is set.

And now for something completely different.

John Cleese does not have much time for political correctness or cancel culture, and as for the state of the world?

John Cleese does not have much time for political correctness or cancel culture, and as for the state of the world?It’s completely hopeless, the former “Monty Python” star says.Instead Cleese, 80, is promising “a short selection of Peruvian burial ditties,” when he presents a comedic live-stream plus Q&A session from London next month.“Why There is No Hope” is described as part lecture and part comedy standup livestream.

An episode of Fawlty Towers is set to be reinstated on UKTV after it was initially removed because it included "racial slurs".

Fawlty Towers star John Cleese has slammed the "stupid" decision to remove an episode of the comedy show from UKTV's streaming service because it contains "racial slurs".The episode in question, titled The Germans, originally aired in 1975 shows hotel owner Basil Fawlty whispering "Don't mention the war" and goose stepping in front of German guests.It also features a scene where a hotel guest uses the "n-word" three times while talking about Indian test cricketers.The BBC-owned platform said it had made The Germans unavailable while it carries out a review.Actor and creator John, 80, described the move as "stupid".Speaking to The Age newspaper, the television star said the episode was clearly a critique of racist attitudes.He said: "One of

One of the most memorable episodes of one of the most popular British sitcoms of all time has been withdrawn from a U.K. streaming service because of numerous racial slurs.

JOHN Cleese has blasted a "stupid" decision to drop his classic "Germans" Fawlty Towers episode from TV over its offensive content. The much-loved episode first aired in 1975 shows manic hotel owner Basil Fawlty goose stepping in front of German guests and whispering "Don't mention the war." But it also features a scene in which bumbling guest The Major uses the “N word” three times while talking about Indian test cricketers.

Speaking from his Los Angeles home, John Cleese, 80, who played hotel owner Basil Fawlty in the sitcom, has slammed the BBC’s decision to temporarily remove the episode from the platform.During the instalment, which is currently under review, John’s character yells, “don't mention the war" while goose-stepping in front of a group of German tourists.It also contains scenes showing Major Gowen (played by Ballard Berkeley) using offensive language about the West Indies cricket team.The actor has now slammed “stupid” people who, he claims, fail to see the sitcom as a critique of racism rather than an endorsement.He told The Age: “One of the things I’ve learned in the last 180 years is that people have very different senses of humour.“Some of

Fawlty Towers‘ most famous episodes has been removed from a streaming service  due to racial slurs.UKTV, which is owned by the BBC, has removed an episode entitled The Germans while it carries out a review into its content.The episode, which first aired in 1975, features a memorable scene where Basil Fawlty, played by John Cleese, is seen goose-stepping through the hotel while shouting “don’t mention the war” in front of a group of German tourists.In a separate scene, character Major Gowen uses offensive language when talking about the West Indies cricket team – a moment which had reportedly already been cut by some broadcasters.

The famous 'don't mention the war' episode from sitcom Fawlty Towers has been removed from a streaming service because it contains "racial slurs".UKTV, which is owned by the BBC, said it has made the decision to remove The Germans episode while a review takes place.The episode first aired in 1975 and features John Cleese's misanthropic hotel owner Basil Fawlty goose-stepping around while shouting “don’t mention the war” in front of a group of visiting Germans.It also contains scenes showing the Major Gowen character using offensive language about the West Indies cricket team.According to reports, Major Gowen’s scenes had already started to be edited out by some broadcasters.A UKTV spokesman said: “UKTV has temporarily removed an episode of

Fawlty Towers has become one of the latest in a list of comedy shows once deemed as classics that have been removed from air.

The famous ‘don’t mention the war’ episode of classic 1970s sitcom Fawlty Towers has been removed from a streaming service because it contains “racial slurs”.