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The Latest Breaking News from Andrew Sachs

Divisive comedian’s career has often pushed the boundaries

Russell Brand has posted a video online saying he ‘absolutely’ denies unspecified criminal allegations.

The Independent UK

From the Sachsgate scandal to conspiracy controversies: A timeline of Russell Brand’s life and career

From the notorious phone calls to Andrew Sachs to his tumultuous and short-lived marriage to Katy Perry, Brand has been the subject of numerous scandals over the years

The Independent UK

Russell Brand: A career in comedy defined by darkness and delusions

Brand’s comedy style has always relied on shock tactics but a look back at his story prompts uncomfortable questions. Katie Rosseinsky writes

The Independent UK

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John Stevenson obituary

Scriptwriter who wrote 447 episodes of Coronation Street and created the sitcoms Brass, The Last of the Baskets and How’s Your Father?

The Guardian - UK

Fawlty Towers risks fan fury as reboot kills off major character in opening episode

John Cleese will reprise his role as stressed-out hotel owner Basil Fawlty, but the actor’s revival of the show will be without one of the show's familiar faces when it airs for the first time in decades

Daily Mirror

Who is embattled BBC director-general Tim Davie?

Mr Davie has had a tumultuous week after deciding to suspend Gary Lineker over a tweet about the Government’s asylum policy.

The Independent UK

Jonathan Ross gets new radio show 15 years after scandal took him off air

Back in 2008, presenter Jonathan Ross faced a public backlash after he appeared on pal Russell Brand's show, leaving lewd messages on Fawlty Towers legend Andrew Sachs’ answerphone

Daily Mirror

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Manuel will not work in new Fawlty Towers, says granddaughter of star who played him

Georgina Baillie, whose grandfather Andrew Sachs played Manuel in Fawlty Towers in the 1970s, admits keeping everyone happy with the new series will be “a minefield”

Daily Mirror

John Cleese issues ‘apology’ following backlash to Fawlty Towers reboot: ‘I feel terrible’

Actor is rebooting the Seventies sitcom with his daughter

The Independent UK

John Cleese issues ‘apology’ following backlash to Fawlty Towers reboot: ‘I feel terrible’

Actor is rebooting the Seventies sitcom with his daughter

The Independent UK

John Cleese issues sarcastic apology following backlash to Fawlty Towers reboot: ‘I feel terrible’

Actor is rebooting the Seventies sitcom with his daughter

The Independent UK

John Cleese didn’t tell ex-wife and co-creator Connie Booth about Fawlty Towers reboot

The actress didn't appreciate discovering the news ‘in the papers’

Evening Standard

Fawlty Towers cast where are they now? Prank call scandal, cuts from show and tragic deaths

It ran for 12 episodes and is now being revived

Liverpool Echo

Fawlty Towers cast where are they now? From co-star divorce to prank call scandal

It first aired back in 1975

Manchester Evening News

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The Guardian - UK

An anti-woke nightmare! Why the Fawlty Towers remake is a truly nauseating idea

This is 2023 – not the 80s or 90s. Today’s John Cleese is tediously obsessed with cancel culture and most of the sitcom’s original cast aren’t involved. It’s destined to be terrible

Daily Record

Mrs Brown's Boys was almost cancelled due to 'petty' word BBC producers didn't like

Mrs Brown's Boys is now loved by millions across the country.

Daily Mirror

Mrs Brown's Boys was almost cancelled due to 'petty' word producers didn't like

Mrs Brown's Boys is now loved by millions across the country but the BBC comedy very nearly didn't make it from stage to radio and TV. Creator and star Brendan O'Carroll explains how one word from the show was a major issue with producers

Daily Mirror

Jonathan Ross accuses BBC Radio 2 of 'no longer taking risks' after Andrew Sachs scandal

Jonathan Ross says BBC Radio 2 has become boring since his Sachsgate scandal which almost cost him his job and led to Russell Brand resigning from the radio station

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Tribune News Service

Housing supply squeeze finally begins to ease

During the record-breaking housing boom of the past two years, a drastic under-supply of homes for sale has bedeviled buyers and delighted sellers. Now, the squeeze is slowly easing — a shift that could mark the start of a much-anticipated cooling of the white-hot housing market.

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