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Prunella Scales

Prunella Scales

Acting · Born 1932-06-22 · Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK

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.

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The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers
The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers 2025
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50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy 2014
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Sub Rosa
Sub Rosa 2014
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The Phone Call
The Phone Call 2013
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Run For Your Wife
Run For Your Wife 2012
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Horrid Henry: The Movie
Horrid Henry: The Movie 2011
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Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened 2009
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The Shell Seekers
The Shell Seekers 2007
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Think 2007
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What the Pythons Did Next...
What the Pythons Did Next... 2007
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Mr. Loveday's Little Outing
Mr. Loveday's Little Outing 2006
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Fawlty Towers Revisited
Fawlty Towers Revisited 2005
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A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg 2002
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Station Jim 2001
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The Ghost of Greville Lodge
The Ghost of Greville Lodge 2000
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Mad Cows
Mad Cows 1999
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An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband 1999
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Stiff Upper Lips
Stiff Upper Lips 1998
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An Audience with Alf Garnett
An Audience with Alf Garnett 1997
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Emma
Emma 1996
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Breaking the Code
Breaking the Code 1996
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Lord of Misrule 1996
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An Awfully Big Adventure
An Awfully Big Adventure 1995
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Second Best
Second Best 1994
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Wolf
Wolf 1994
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Fair Game
Fair Game 1994
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The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher 1994
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Freddie As F.R.O.7.
Freddie As F.R.O.7. 1992
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My Friend Walter
My Friend Walter 1992
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Howards End
Howards End 1992
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A Question of Attribution
A Question of Attribution 1991
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The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson 1990
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Dirty Beasts
Dirty Beasts 1990
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Revolting Rhymes
Revolting Rhymes 1990
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Beyond The Pale
Beyond The Pale 1989
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A Chorus of Disapproval
A Chorus of Disapproval 1989
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Bosses From Hell
Bosses From Hell 1989
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Communicators From Hell
Communicators From Hell 1989
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Natural Causes
Natural Causes 1988
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Consuming Passions
Consuming Passions 1988
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When We Are Married
When We Are Married 1987
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The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne 1987
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What the Butler Saw
What the Butler Saw 1987
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Home Cooking
Home Cooking 1986
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Absurd Person Singular
Absurd Person Singular 1985
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Slimming Down
Slimming Down 1984
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The Wicked Lady
The Wicked Lady 1983
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Singles 1983
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The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor 1982
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Outside Edge
Outside Edge 1982
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Doris and Doreen
Doris and Doreen 1978
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The Boys from Brazil
The Boys from Brazil 1978
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles 1978
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The Achurch Letters
The Achurch Letters 1977
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The Littlest Horse Thieves
The Littlest Horse Thieves 1976
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The Apple Cart 1975
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Waltz of the Toreadors
Waltz of the Toreadors 1962
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Room at the Top
Room at the Top 1958
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The Crowded Day
The Crowded Day 1954
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What Every Woman Wants
What Every Woman Wants 1954
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Hobson's Choice
Hobson's Choice 1954
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Laxdale Hall 1953
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As director

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