Fawlty Towers has had a cultural impact on Torquay, and it is a connection many residents are proud of.
Alan Lark lives in a flat at the site of the former Gleneagles Hotel, and said the residents hold film nights to watch the episodes.
“Fawlty Towers has gone down in history as good television,” he said.
“Even today you get a good laugh out of every episode.”
Antony Neenen is a former Torquay bus driver and recalled passengers asking to be dropped off at the Fawlty Towers Hotel and how everyone would be in good humour as they arrived.
“So many people wanted to go down there and take pictures,” he said.