Fawlty Towers in the Courthouse?

I thought this real-life news item almost reached the slightly surreal and farcical level of mutual misunderstanding found in the final confrontation between proprietor and guests in "The Germans":

The judge ... scolded defense attorneys, who objected when he delayed jury deliberations [so a juror could attend a relative's funeral].

... After the jury left the courtroom, defense attorneys questioned whether the judge could authorize such a lengthy postponement. [Judge X] replied that he was "not happy with the entire defense team ... I am trying to help out [the juror], and you guys didn't let me help him."

He refused the attorneys' request that he declare a mistrial and confirmed that deliberations will resume Monday. [Defense Counsel] ... protested [the judge's] comments and said the lawyers "didn't create this circumstance."

"Yes, you did," [Judge X] countered.

"We didn't kill this man's brother," [Defense Counsel] said.

It's actually the inverse of the Fawlty Towers sketch, I suppose:

Basil: Is there something wrong?
Elder Herr: Will you stop talking about the war?
Basil: Me? You started it.
Elder Herr: We did not start it!
Basil: Yes you did — you invaded Poland!!