Roger Lewis

The harrowing, inspiring life of Andrew Sachs

A review of Andrew Sachs' I Know Nothing! Faulty Towers' punchline of a waiter – and Russell Brand's favoured target – endured much greater sorrows with style

The unfortunate Manuel in Fawlty Towers — portrayed by the similarly accident-prone Andrew Sachs [Getty Images/Shutterstock/iStock/Alamy]

  • I Know Nothing!

    Andrew Sachs

    The Robson Press, pp. 317

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