Cleese plans reunion with Fawlty co-star

John Cleese is planning a reunion with his Fawlty Towers co-star Prunella Scales.

Cleese, 62, said he wants to do a summer season in a theatre with his former on-screen wife.

He told Teletext: "I'm not tempted to grace the London stage, because they'd want a long run and lots of publicity, but I am tempted to do a couple of classics somewhere charming."

He added that he would like to try his hand at classic plays with other old friends, including Timothy West, appeals to Cleese.

"We'd do Shakespeare or Chekhov for three or four weeks, finishing before we started to get bored," he said.

"I like this idea, because the only acting I ever really enjoyed was when Jonathan Miller directed me in The Taming Of The Shrew for the BBC.

"We all think it could be huge fun."

Published: 19 Aug 2002