The John Cleese Franchise

This week sees the 30th anniversary of the start of Fawlty Towers – unbelievable that it was so long ago… Meanwhile John Cleese continues to franchise himself into new areas. As well as continuing the well-trodden path of advertising (e.g. the Institute of Backup Trauma), he’s now branching out into providing the voice of car navigation systems. We’ve been driving around The Netherlands recently, being directed by the voice of John Cleese: "Turn left in 800 metres – what I would call half a mile, but since that little bastard Napoleon, we’re not allowed to say that anymore…"