Theme to Fawlty Towers

This is the theme song for an educational British TV show called "Fawlty Towers." It was scripted by and starred John Cleese and Connie Booth. Other players were Prunella Scales and Andrew Sachs. The Theme for Fawlty Towers was composed for string quartet by Dennis Wilson in 1974. I thought it was time to record something a little more upscale, bring a touch of class to YouTube, which I have heard can sometimes attract "rubbish."

There were twelve episodes of Fawlty Towers created, covering such subjects as death, post-WWII British relations with Germany, psychiatry, and gambling addiction, with occasional forays into less weighty topics, such as gourmet cooking -- I particularly remember a recipe for Waldorf Salad was presented.
http://www.kitchenproject.com/history/Waldorf_Salad.htm

More info if you have more time than I do: http://www.fawltysite.net

Correction: I thought the hotel was in England, but apparently it is in Florida -- my mistake, it's been a while since I saw the show: http://www.fawltytowersresort.com

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• Duet
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• Opening
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• Classical
• Acoustic
• JeffLeff
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• Torquay
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• ¿Qué?

[ZomboDeZany]

I think you've done a great job - but as far as I know Fawlty Towers was never "educational" as you've out in the description box but simply a SitCom. But that's beside the point, I guess.

Could you try and do the theme tune to Blackadder?

[JeffLeff]

If you accidentally found this by searcing for the word "educational," I apologise.

[UMpt835]

Educational?

[Garyankan]

The hotel was in Torquay in England, not in Florida, but it burned down.

[nobbelex]

kul!

[MandolinforJesus]

never understood british humor. Mr Bean? I mean, come off it!! Buggers!

[leporello56]

Have you ever seen Fawlty Towers? Educational? Florida?

[RNLIenthusiast]

Great! The hotel was in England though... not Florida!!!!!

[mrsquashbox]

Of course it's educational - watch it and learn!

[Turbolad995]

Very good!

[mikesamwild]

Great playing and one of our favourite programmes of all time !

[ReganAtSea]

that description is ace -- apparently the previous commentor had an underdeveloped sense of irony.

[ZomboDeZany]

Oh no, I wasn't trying to find anything educational. Sorry if I was being slightly pedantic. You're a great concertina player.