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Fawlty Towers fans stunned as BBC airs controversial ‘banned’ episode – including ‘inappropriate’ Nazi scene

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FAWLTY Towers fans were stunned this evening as the BBC aired the show's controversial "banned" episode - including the famous Nazi scene in full.

The 1970s British sitcom aired after EastEnders on BBC One tonight, with some viewers blasting it as "inappropriate" online.

Classic 1975 episode The Germans was removed from BBC Studios-owned platform UKTV due to its "offensive content and language" last year.

However, it was reinstated with a warning message, and some of the highly offensive slurs edited out. The episode is best known for Basil Fawlty, played by John Cleese, goose-stepping while imitating German Nazis - with the character also famously exclaiming: "Don't mention the war!".

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