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Episode 13 - ‘The Lockdown’’

Two isolated creatives asked the Question, ‘How would Basil & Sybil Fawlty’ cope with the covid-19 lockdown.....

As lifelong Fawlty Towers fans, and performers in tribute shows, we decided to spend one Sunday afternoon creating a ‘Tribute’ episode just for fun, and with the hope it would bring joy to others.

We came up with a few basic ideas for scenes, set up two iPhone cameras in various positions and then improvised scenes around the sketched ideas.

We filmed for approximately 4 hours, spent another hour clipping scenes together and released the result on YouTube the following night.

In its two weeks online it’s received over 5k views, lots of appreciative and positive feedback, media attention including TV and contact from John Cleese’s PA.

We are not filmmakers, but we are creatives who wanted to bring some fun in this horrific period of time.

  • Paul Andrew Goldsmith
    Director
  • Katherine Vince
    Director
  • Paul Andrew Goldsmith
    Writer
  • Katherine Vince
    Writer
  • Paul Andrew Goldsmith
    Producer
  • Katherine Vince
    Producer
  • Paul Andrew Goldsmith
    Key Cast
    "Basil Fawlty "
  • Katherine Vince
    Key Cast
    "Sybil Fawlty "
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 34 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 3, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    0 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    iPhone 8
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Paul Andrew Goldsmith , Katherine Vince

Paul Andrew Goldsmith & Katherine Vince are theatre practitioners and directors of Twisted Reality Theatre

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Director Statement

We made this film for fun, we wanted to bring some silliness to the world during this horrific time.
Fawlty Towers inspired us both to become professional performers and we hope our tribute. We mean no disrespect to the original and instead doth our caps to the genius of a series that still holds relevance today.