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The company that hired cleese for its ppi advert has issued a gushing handout about its work with the comedian. John cleese slammed over specsavers ad by the husband of. Basil fawlty should have gone to specsavers as john cleese. John cleese tv adverts piers morgan slams fawlty towers. It amuses me because there is a poem by ogden nash which links to stories about sir launfal who was imagined as a steward of king arthur.
Is there anything john cleese wont advertise for money. Jan 06, 2016 the car may have changed but, four decades on, basil fawltys impotent rage has stayed the same. John cleese has returned to the role of misanthropic hotelier basil fawlty for the first time on tv in 36 years. The latest specsavers ad sees john cleese in his most famous role remaking one of fawlty towers most memorable scenes with a shouldve gone to specsavers twist.
Dec 25, 2015 john cleese has reprised his role as basil fawlty for a new specsavers advert the frantic hotelier has teamed up with the popular brand to recreate a famous 1975 fawlty towers sketch, in which he. Oct 09, 2014 john cleese has recently been part of an advert by specsavers which is a parody on his basil character from fawlty towers. Being a fawlty towers fan, id be mad not to miss watching this. Sir launfal fell out with king arthurs wife guenevere and so went back to his home. Specsavers john cleese advert 2016 fawlty car desc john cleese recreates the scene where the frantic hotel owner gives his car a correction when it wont start. Find your nearest specsavers store from over 300 locations across australia. Specsavers groenkloof shop 18 groenkloof plaza george storrar drive groenkloof pretoria, gauteng, 0145 tel. Discover specsavers womens glasses gardner in purple, available online. John cleese news, views, gossip, pictures, video irish. Basil fawlty thrashes the wrong car he should have gone to. Specsavers womens glasses gardner purple specsavers. Sep 29, 2015 john cleese has recently been part of an advert by specsavers which is a parody on his basil character from fawlty towers. Fawlty towers is by far one of the best british comedies ever made.
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Sep, 2017 recorded off win illawarra on 12th september 2017. Mar 02, 2017 the company that hired cleese for its ppi advert has issued a gushing handout about its work with the comedian. Feb 04, 2016 prunella scales husband timothy west has criticised john cleese for cashing in on the classic sitcom for a specsavers advert cleese, who cowrote the series, resurrected his beloved character. Specsavers in hexham is sponsoring the prestigious sheepshearing competition at the popular northumberland county show. John cleese reprises basil fawlty for specsavers ad specsavers has scored a coup for its latest ad, by persuading john cleese to reincarnate basil fawlty as an older, but still irascible figure, who gets into an argument with his cars automated voice control. John cleese specsavers advert 2016 desc john cleese recreates the scene where the frantic hotel owner gives his car a correction when it wont start. John cleese reprises basil fawlty for specsavers ad. Piers morgan is most definitely not a fan of john cleeses new tv advert for specsavers, in which the british comedy hero recreates a classic scene from fawlty towers.
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He achieved success at the edinburgh festival fringe and as a scriptwriter and performer on the frost report. After specsavers quickly reacted to the footballer luis suarez biting italys giorgio chiellini in a world cup game with a tactical twitter ad, campaign takes a look at some of the opticians best ads. Despite criticism of the fawlty towers scene in the new specsavers commercial, john cleese who married his fourth wife jennifer wade in 2012 has defended his decision, saying many people had sent him fawlty towers scripts or basil scripts in the past and that they were always absolutely awful. Promoting its new online booking system for eye tests and breaking during the inaugural episode of the voice on itv on saturday 7 january, the ad is a hark back to the timeless. Veteran comedy actor john cleese recently reprised a scene from the popular british comedy fawlty towers in a commercial for specsavers.
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The proprietor of the hotel fawlty towers, he is a cynical and snobbish misanthrope who is desperate to belong to a higher social class. Possessing a dry, sarcastic wit, basil has become an iconic british comedy character who remains widely known. Possessing a dry, sarcastic wit, basil has become an. Basil fawlty should have gone to specsavers as john cleese thrashes the wrong car thursday, december 24, 2015 01. Jan 16, 2016 ive just seen this specsavers advert with john cleese reprising his role of basil fawlty from fawlty towers. Our qualified optometrists will test your eye health and vision for any eyesight problems. Book an eye test or contact lens assessment online today. Shouldve gone to specsavers for value alibi tv commercial. John cleese falls for a new woman who is the spitting. Dont lose the picture, sheepdog specsavers youtube. Oct 30, 2015 john cleese has long been a favourite of mine. The car may have changed but, four decades on, basil fawltys impotent rage has stayed the same.