John Cleese is leading tributes to Andrew Sachs, his beloved co-star in Fawlty Towers who died on Thursday, aged 86, after battling dementia.

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Cleese played the bullying hotelier Basil Fawlty, while Sachs took on the role of Spanish waiter Manuel in the sitcom.

He was described by Cleese as a "very sweet, gentle and kind man" and "I could not have found a better Manuel":

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On Twitter, people paid tribute by sharing their favourite Manuel moments.

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Adios, Manuel!

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