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'''Major Gowen''' was a fictional character played by veteran actor [[Ballard Berkeley]] in the hit BBC sitcom ''[[Fawlty Towers]]''. |
'''Major Gowen''' was a fictional character played by veteran actor [[Ballard Berkeley]] in the hit BBC sitcom ''[[Fawlty Towers]]''. |
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Major Gowen is a very senile old ex-soldier who holds a permanent residence in the hotel. He enjoys talking about the world outside (especially the [[cricket]] scores and bemoaning worker's strikes) and is always on the lookout for the |
Major Gowen is a very senile old ex-soldier who holds a permanent residence in the hotel. He enjoys talking about the world outside (especially the [[cricket]] scores and bemoaning worker's strikes) and is always on the lookout for the newspaper. He seems to have trouble forgiving the Germans due to the [[World War]]s, and it is skeptically thought that he fought in the [[First World War]]. |
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The Major often hangs around the bar, as Basil said rather viscously, he is a ''drunken old sod''. The Major's tendency to forget, confuse and muddle situations often leads [[Basil Fawlty|Basil]] into a deeper farce. The Major is a perfect comical foil for the series. His eccentricity tends to lead him to gastronomically preposterous ideologies, including believing that Basil's moose could talk ([[Manuel (Fawlty Towers)|Manuel]] was dusting behind it), and losing Basil's money, which he earned from a bet on a horse. |
The Major often hangs around the bar, as Basil said rather viscously, he is a ''drunken old sod''. The Major's tendency to forget, confuse and muddle situations often leads [[Basil Fawlty|Basil]] into a deeper farce. The Major is a perfect comical foil for the series. His eccentricity tends to lead him to gastronomically preposterous ideologies, including believing that Basil's moose could talk ([[Manuel (Fawlty Towers)|Manuel]] was dusting behind it), and losing Basil's money, which he earned from a bet on a horse. |
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Revision as of 08:39, 4 July 2006
Major Gowen was a fictional character played by veteran actor Ballard Berkeley in the hit BBC sitcom Fawlty Towers.
Major Gowen is a very senile old ex-soldier who holds a permanent residence in the hotel. He enjoys talking about the world outside (especially the cricket scores and bemoaning worker's strikes) and is always on the lookout for the newspaper. He seems to have trouble forgiving the Germans due to the World Wars, and it is skeptically thought that he fought in the First World War.
The Major often hangs around the bar, as Basil said rather viscously, he is a drunken old sod. The Major's tendency to forget, confuse and muddle situations often leads Basil into a deeper farce. The Major is a perfect comical foil for the series. His eccentricity tends to lead him to gastronomically preposterous ideologies, including believing that Basil's moose could talk (Manuel was dusting behind it), and losing Basil's money, which he earned from a bet on a horse.
Major Gowen has one memorable catchphrase: Have the papers arrived yet, Fawlty? - which he says in every episode. John Cleese said that the Major was based on his old latin teacher at school, whom he recollects with fond rose-tinted nostalgia.