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Prunella Scales

1932–2025 · 13 titles in the catalogue

Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales CBE (née Illingworth; 22 June 1932) was an English former actor, best known for playing Sybil Fawlty, wife of Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), in the BBC comedy Fawlty Towers; for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in A Question of Attribution (Screen One, BBC 1991) by Alan Bennett (for which she was nominated for a BAFTA award); and for the documentary series Great Canal Journeys (2014–2021), in which she travels on canal barges and narrowboats with her husband, fellow actor Timothy West.

Their work

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  1. Wolf1994as Maude Waggins
  2. Fawlty Towers1975as Sybil Fawlty
  3. Howards End1992as Aunt Juley
  4. The Boys from Brazil1978as Mrs. Harrington
  5. Midsomer Murders1997as Eleanor Bunsall
  6. Hobson's Choice1954as Vicky Hobson
  7. Agatha Christie's Marple2004as Mrs Mackenzie
  8. Room at the Top1958as Council Office Worker (uncredited)
  9. Emma1996as Miss Bates
  10. Silent Witness1996as Anne Parker
  11. Horrid Henry: The Movie2011as Great Aunt Greta
  12. Casualty1986as Jocelyn Anderson
  13. Signs and Wonders1995as Elizabeth Palmore