Cleese based the series on the Gleneagles Hotel's owner
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The Devon hotel which inspired the classic BBC sitcom Fawlty Towers has gone on sale for more than £1.5m.
Show creator John Cleese based the character of Basil Fawlty on Donald
Sinclair, a former owner of the Hotel Gleneagles, in Torquay.
In March councillors rejected plans to knock down the three-star hotel to
make way for 25 luxury flats.
Gleneagles went on the market this week and has already generated "quite a
bit of interest" say the agents.
'Strong link'
Cleese was said to have described Mr Sinclair - who died in 1981 - as "the most wonderfully rude man I have ever met".
The hotel has 41 en suite bedrooms
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Peter Addyman, from estate agents Christie and Co, said: "With its strong link to the television series and very high repeat business, we are expecting a good level
of interest from prospective buyers."
The hotel has 41 en suite bedrooms, a heated outdoor pool, jacuzzi and solarium.
Fawlty Towers has proved to be one of the most enduring sitcoms in TV history.
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