Fawlty Towers would just not have been the same without the Major - hence the amendment above!!!!
TBH, it is Basil himself who seems to "use" the Major's title just to "big up" his humble emporium - not the Major! And Ballard Blascheck played the part to perfection! Particularly due to some of those classics such as the Major hunting down the rat in the Bar, I always found myself having difficulty in keeping a straight face when first being introduced to Pongos of a certain Rank as that was how I pictured them ending up - totally unjustly of course.
So, enjoy some pure non-PC nostalgia!!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-fjZYEhtaM