Payne was an American television series, patterned after the British program Fawlty Towers. It starred American actor John Larroquette, who starred on the American television program Night Court. Larroquette was also an executive producer for the series. It also starred JoBeth Williams, Julie Benz and Rick Batalla.
Payne was a mid-season replacement on CBS and aired in March and April of 1999. Nine episodes were filmed, eight were aired.
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Payne was an American television series, patterned after the British program Fawlty Towers. It starred American actor John Larroquette, who starred on the American television program Night Court. Larroquette was also an executive producer for the series. It also starred JoBeth Williams, Julie Benz and Rick Batalla.
Payne was a mid-season replacement on CBS and aired in March and April of 1999. Nine episodes were filmed, eight were aired.
Payne was a remake of Fawlty Towers moved from Torquay, England, to central California. The action takes place at the Whispering Pines Inn, owned and operated by Royal Payne and his wife Constance Payne.
The pilot episode merged the plots of the Fawlty Towers episodes "Gourmet Night" and "The Hotel Inspectors".
Royal Payne (John Larroquette) - Was inspired by Basil Fawlty. Royal had an overpowering obsession (not unlike Basil’s generally obsessive behavior) with keeping up with a rival hotel called the Sand Dune, located just a short distance up the...
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