 In 1980, Cleese received the BAFTA for Best Entertainment Performance, and in a 2001 poll conducted by Channel 4 Basil Fawlty was ranked second on their list of the 100 Greatest TV Characters.The popularity of "Fawlty Towers" has endured, and it is often re-broadcast.The BBC profile for the series states, "the British sitcom by which all other British sitcoms must be judged, "Fawlty Towers" withstands multiple viewings, is eminently quotable ('don't mention the war'), and stands up to this day as a jewel in the BBC's comedy crown."