John Cleese Discovers Fawlty Towers Restaurant

I'm no legal expert, but I suspect that the owners of the Australian "Faulty Towers" restaurant might expect a phone call from an attorney in the coming days. I was following these tweets last night from John Cleese. He doesn't appear to be happy.

I've just found out from an Aussie journalist the astonishing financial success of the 'Faulty Towers Rip-Off Dining Experience'.Had no idea

— John Cleese (@JohnCleese) March 23, 2016

Dear David
Seems they thought that by not asking, and by changing the 'w' to a 'u',they'd be in the clear! Hilarious https://t.co/Px0xQxKAMr

— John Cleese (@JohnCleese) March 23, 2016

I never heard anything was wrong with the show.After all,they start with a lot of advantages : the basic concept... https://t.co/MxZx8PqD1I

— John Cleese (@JohnCleese) March 23, 2016

...40 years of unpaid publicity,the characters' personalities,the characters' names,the characters' dress,the characters's dialogue...

— John Cleese (@JohnCleese) March 23, 2016

...twelve funny episodes to which they make reference,plus all the catch-phrases, without the need to pay Connie Booth and me a single cent

— John Cleese (@JohnCleese) March 23, 2016