Payne

Payne is an American television series, patterned after the British program Fawlty Towers. It starred American actor John Larroquette, who portrayed assistant district attorney Dan Fielding on the American television program Night Court. Larroquette was also an executive producer for the series. Payne was a mid-season replacement on CBS and aired in March and April 1999. The show also starred JoBeth Williams, Julie Benz and Rick Batalla. Nine episodes were filmed; eight were aired. Payne was a remake of Fawlty Towers moved from Torquay, England, to an ambiguous location on the coast of... 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 - Was inspired by Basil Fawlty. Royal had an overpowering obsession with keeping up with a rival hotel called the Sand Dune, located just a short distance up the road. His schemes to do so cheaply or overly simply were the source of many of his problems.
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