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Prunella Scales

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The sad death this week of the wonderful Prunella Scales has reminded us of the brilliance of Fawlty Towers. But it got me wondering whether the comedy could ever be made today.
John Cleese shares snaps with his late Fawlty Towers co-stars Prunella Scales and Nicky Henson after the former's death earlier this week.

From her assistance with crosswords to a wink that set a career in motion, Guardian readers share favourite memories of the actor

In the 70s I wrote radio plays. Prunella Scales was in one of them. Du…

The much loved actor was still living in her beloved £3million family home near Wandsworth Common, south London, when she died, aged 93.

Lifelong love that tamed the Dragon Lady of Torquay: As Prunella Scales dies at 93 after a long battle with dementia, why her 61-year marriage to Timothy West was such a joyous contrast to the warfare between Sybil and Basil Fawlty ⊕⊕

STEVENS: Often cited as the most brilliant sitcom ever made, the 50-year-old show - set in a run-down hotel on the Devon Riviera - has never dated and remains hysterically funny.
Hurricane Melissa and the death of Fawlty Towers actress Prunella Scales make Wednesday's papers.

Versatile stage and screen actor who found TV comedy fame as Sybil Fawlty and later played Elizabeth II on stage

Although it became virtually a weekly occurrence to find Queen Elizabeth II treading th…

4 months ago

The accomplished classical actress had a perfect ear and the ability to effortlessly pull off demanding jokes. Her performance as Sybil alongside John Cleese in Fawlty Towers was one of sitcoms’ fine…

The British sitcom, created by John Cleese and Connie Booth, aired on BBC Two between 1975 and 1979.
Fawlty Towers actress Prunella Scales, best known for playing hotel manager Sybil Fawlty, has died aged 93.

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