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Mark Jenkins

Is The Hotel's Mark Jenkins a real-life Basil Fawlty?

The Hotel's Mark Jenkins opens up to The Big Issue about problem staff, his failed marriages, and why he wants a new career

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Mark Jenkins

Is The Hotel's Mark Jenkins a real-life Basil Fawlty?

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