Fawlty Towers Revisited

10 December 2019 / Words: Senia Gaunson; Photos: Senia Gauson & Brendan Barr

Fawlty Towers – Friday 6th Dec 2019  All the photos here

While it wasn’t strictly an MX-5 Run, more of an MX-5 Illawarra outing, with many of our group
leaving their little cars in the garage to avoid the soot in the air, off we ventured to Centro
Wollongong to meet up with our MX-5 family and the Fawlty Towers group for dinner.

We started the evening with cocktails and laughs, setting up the mood for a fun night of comedy.

Basil never disappoints, poor little Manuel was bashed, bullied and made to kill his hamster (rat),
with lots of squeals in the audience when he hid him and a rodent chase ensued.

Dinner was a bit of a hit and miss. Bread rolls flying around the room, we were depending on
Brendan’s cricket skills to make sure we got one! Pumpkin soup was quite yummy (provided you didn't get the bowl with chef's false teeth in it!), chicken a little raw in the middle and dessert (not sure what it was) quite delicious!

Our honorary member, Jean had Happy Birthday sung to her by Sybil and when she was asked her
age, she responded “50”, to which Manuel interjected “you’re lying, she told you to say that”, all in
fun.

Basil, Sybil and Manuel have been our family favourites for years, although we did miss Polly this
time around, having enjoyed the show almost 10 years ago in the Blue Mountains, also with the MX-5
Club.