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When your car breaks down and so do you 😡🌳 Basil Fawlty (the brilliant John Cleese) completely snaps in one of the most unforgettable scenes from Fawlty Towers (1970s British
Simon John Cropper. Simon John Cropper · Original audio. When your car breaks down and so do you 😡🌳 Basil Fawlty (the brilliant John Cleese) completely snaps in one of the most unforgettable scenes from Fawlty Towers (1970s British comedy gold). After his car breaks down yet again, Basil storms off… only to return wielding a tree ...
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