Set in a 1970's Torquay hotel, Fawlty Towers is one of the finest farcical situation comedies British television has ever seen. The concept for Fawlty Towers was born in the Gleneagles Hotel on Tuesday 12th May 1971. The Monty Python's Flying Circus team were staying at the Torbay hotel, whilst filming. The hotelier at that time was a man of infinite rudeness called Donald Sinclair and Clees based Basil Fawlty on him.