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 Universe" (1983, 2002), "Knight Rider" (1982, 2008), "La Femme Nikita" (1997, 2010), "Melrose Place", "Beverly Hills 90210", "V" (1983, 2009), "Hawaii Five-O" (1968, 2010), and "Charlie's Angels" (1976, 2011). One area where television remakes are particularly common is trans-Atlantic ports, where British shows are remade for the US market or, less frequently, American shows are remade for the UK. For example "Three's Company" is an American remake of the British "Man About the House": not only was the original show re-created (with very few character or situation changes initially), but both series had spin-offs based on the Ropers (in