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‘Real-life Basil Fawlty’ who starred in reality TV show ‘goes on the run after stealing £13,500 from holiday camp’

Former hotel worker Christian Taylor, 50, is now the subject of a nationwide manhunt

A REAL-LIFE Basil Fawlty - who starred in a reality television show - has gone on the run after stealing £13,500 from a holiday camp.

Former hotel worker Christian Taylor, 50, is now the subject of a nationwide manhunt after jumping bail on the morning of his trial.
The defendant found fame under his previous name of Christian Scott-Lee on Channel 4's 'The Hotel'

He was found guilty of theft in his absence and a warrant has now been issued for his arrest.

The defendant found fame under his previous name of Christian Scott-Lee in the fly-on-the-wall Channel 4 series The Hotel, filmed at the Grosvenor in Torquay, Devon.

His antics made him one of the stars of the show and saw him compared to the legendary John Cleese character - until he flounced out of his role as deputy manager  in a dramatic scene caught on camera.

He went on to work at the Twitchen House Holiday Park at Mortehoe as a bar supervisor until he was sacked for fiddling almost £13,500 from tills by creating bogus refunds for non-existent rounds of cocktails.

Taylor, 50, now living and working in Hampshire, denied theft but was found guilty after being tried in his absence.

Judge Erik Salomonsen adjourned sentence to give the police a chance to track down the crook.

The trial heard he created refunds for huge rounds of Pimms - including one purchase of 20 jugs costing £300 - but moved on to other cocktails when this triggered a stock check.
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