A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Basil Fawlty as a ‘pre-Thatcherite’ Conservative in Fawlty Towers
Authors: Rami Mähkä
Publisher: Intellect Ltd.
Publishing place: Bristol, UK
Publication year: 2017
Journal acronym: JEPC
Article number: 1
Volume: 8
Issue: 2
First page : 109
Last page: 124
eISSN: 2040-6142
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1386/jepc.8.2.109_1
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/29032398
The article analyses the popular British situation comedy Fawlty Towers
(1975, 1979) as a comedic representation of conservatism and its lead
character, Basil Fawlty (played by John Cleese), as a ‘pre-Thatcherite’.
The article discusses how the character of Fawlty can help us
understand the processes that led to Margaret Thatcher winning the
election in 1979 and becoming prime minister. Fawlty promotes similar
values to Thatcher, but with ambiguity as the series is a comedy; comedy
makes interpretation of ideological issues problematic as it is an
alternative meaning-making system to non-comedic forms
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