Fawlty Towers episode removed from UKTV

Fawlty Towers episode removed from UKTV over 'racial slurs'

John Cleese, who plays Basil Fawlty, has said the move is"stupid"

"One of the things I've learned in the last 180 years is that people have very different senses of humour," he said.

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