Payne (TV series) though set in this version at an ambiguous location on the coast of California, as opposed to Torquay, England, in "Fawlty Towers". The action takes place at the Whispering Pines Inn, owned and operated by Royal Payne and his wife, Constance. Royal was always trying to improve the quality of his hotel and eventually franchise the place, in search of immortal legendary status as a hotelier, like Hilton or Waldorf. The pilot episode, "Pacific Ocean Duck" (which actually aired fifth in sequence), merged the plots of the "Fawlty Towers" episodes "Gourmet Night" and "The Hotel Inspectors". Payne (TV series) Payne
Remake the UK, "George And Mildred", in the US, "The Ropers"), and both series were eventually re-tooled into series based on the male lead (in the UK, "Robin's Nest", in the US, "Three's a Crowd"). Other remade pilots include "Dallas" (2012), "Wonder Woman" (2011), and "Annie". There are video game remakes as well. Some are more complete remakes where much of the game was changed such as "" being a remake of the original "Metroid" or "" being a whole re-interpretation of the original "Silent Hill". Some of them are simply the original game with some added content, such as the