 The Monty Python cast left the hotel for other accommodation with the exception of John Cleese and his then-wife Connie Booth.Cleese later used his mannerisms as an inspiration for Basil Fawlty in "Fawlty Towers".Several of the show's plot lines are alleged to be based in part on real-life events; the Gleneagles Hotel is referenced in the show's second episode, "The Builders".