Berlin, 1938. In a crowded restaurant a small boy watches fearfully as his Jewish father is arrested by HitlerOCOs Gestapo. Days later, as Nazis burn and loot Jewish shops, his resourceful Catholic mother prepares an escape plan to take her family to England. So began Andreas Siegfried SachsOCO life in London, a new life at times no less bizarre or madcap than the world of
Berlin, 1938. In a crowded restaurant a small boy watches fearfully as his Jewish father is arrested by HitlerOCOs Gestapo. Days later, as Nazis burn and loot Jewish shops, his resourceful Catholic mother prepares an escape plan to take her family to England. So began Andreas Siegfried SachsOCO life in London, a new life at times no less bizarre or madcap than the world of Fawlty Towers and its hapless Spanish waiter, Manuel. Now, as one of BritainOCOs best-loved actors, Andrew Sachs recounts tales of his hilarious struggle to come to terms with all things English and his early foray into the world of showbiz, and goes behind the scenes of the infamous Torquay hotel. In time conquering stage, screen and radio, Sachs has appeared alongside a galaxy of stars including Rex Harrison, Norman Wisdom, No1/2l Coward, Alec Guinness, Richard Burton and Peter Sellers, and written award-winning radio plays, proving his talent and versatility again and again. A charming, laugh-out-loud funny and utterly compelling memoir which promises to delight devotees of Fawlty Towers, I Know Nothing! reveals the twists and turns of the truly fascinating life of Andrew Sachs, whose dignified response to the distressing intrusion into his private life by Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross has only served to enhance the British publicOCOs affection for him. "
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The majority of this book is written almost as though Andrew is sitting in an easy chair opposite you. I found it thoroughly informative and entertaining. The first half deals mainly with his early life, and is riveting! The only real gripe that I have is that the latter part skims too briefly over the mans major commercial successes. It could have done with at least another hundred pages or so which would probably have saved it from the rather sudden ending, which leaves you with the feeling th
The majority of this book is written almost as though Andrew is sitting in an easy chair opposite you. I found it thoroughly informative and entertaining. The first half deals mainly with his early life, and is riveting! The only real gripe that I have is that the latter part skims too briefly over the mans major commercial successes. It could have done with at least another hundred pages or so which would probably have saved it from the rather sudden ending, which leaves you with the feeling that it has not been finished. This almost brought about a three star rating, but, the writing style and those early years saved the day!
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