Mr. George, the Reiners and Derrick Rossi are the executive producers of the new “Fawlty Towers” series. “John Cleese is a comedy legend,” Mr. Reiner said in a statement.

British comedy fans got some unexpected good news this week when John Cleese announced he’d be returning to star in a third season of his beloved sitcom “Fawlty Towers.” The revival, which ...

The original Fawlty Towers aired two seasons in 1975 and 1979, with 12 episodes in all. While Cleese had already established himself in the world of British comedy with his work on Monty Python ...