Fawlty Towers Performance" in 1976, Andrew Sachs was also nominated but lost. In a list drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, voted by industry professionals, "Fawlty Towers" was named the best British television series of all time. Four attempted remakes of "Fawlty Towers" were started for the American market, with three making it into production. The first, "Chateau Snavely" starring Harvey Korman and Betty White, was produced by ABC for a pilot in 1978, but the transfer from coastal hotel to highway motel proved too much and the series never was produced. The second, also by ABC, was "Amanda's,"
Scoundrels (TV series) Wolf interferes with her attempts to reform their family. The series is based on the New Zealand TV series "Outrageous Fortune", which was created by James Griffin and Rachel Lang. (See also "Honest" starring Amanda Redman - a UK version of the New Zealand series which transmitted on ITV in 2008.) Lyn Greene and Richard Levine wrote the pilot of "Scoundrels" for American television, and they serve as the series show runners. ABC green-lit the series in January 2010 with an eight episode order. Madsen was cast in early February, followed by Flueger. Rambin came on board in late February,