Prunella Scales

Prunella Scales

Born:6/22/1932
Place of Birth:Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK

Biography

Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales CBE (née Illingworth; born 22 June 1932) is 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.

Filmography

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

20148.0
Sub Rosa

Sub Rosa

20145.0
The Phone Call

The Phone Call

20137.3
Run For Your Wife

Run For Your Wife

20124.2
Horrid Henry: The Movie

Horrid Henry: The Movie

20115.3
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

20098.0
The Shell Seekers

The Shell Seekers

20077.2
What the Pythons Did Next...

What the Pythons Did Next...

20070.0
Mr. Loveday's Little Outing

Mr. Loveday's Little Outing

20060.0
Fawlty Towers Revisited

Fawlty Towers Revisited

20050.0
A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg

A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg

20020.0
Station Jim

Station Jim

20017.0
The Ghost of Greville Lodge

The Ghost of Greville Lodge

20006.0
Mad Cows

Mad Cows

19993.9
An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband

19996.5
Stiff Upper Lips

Stiff Upper Lips

19986.1
An Audience with Alf Garnett

An Audience with Alf Garnett

19970.0
Emma

Emma

19966.7
Breaking the Code

Breaking the Code

19965.4
Lord of Misrule

Lord of Misrule

19960.0
An Awfully Big Adventure

An Awfully Big Adventure

19956.7
Second Best

Second Best

19946.7
Wolf

Wolf

19946.1
Fair Game

Fair Game

19943.5
Freddie as F.R.O.7.

Freddie as F.R.O.7.

19925.1
My Friend Walter

My Friend Walter

19920.0
Howards End

Howards End

19927.0
A Question of Attribution

A Question of Attribution

19916.6
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

19900.0
Dirty Beasts

Dirty Beasts

19900.0
Revolting Rhymes

Revolting Rhymes

19900.0
Beyond The Pale

Beyond The Pale

19890.0
A Chorus of Disapproval

A Chorus of Disapproval

19895.2
Bosses From Hell

Bosses From Hell

19890.0
Communicators From Hell

Communicators From Hell

19890.0
Natural Causes

Natural Causes

19880.0
Consuming Passions

Consuming Passions

19888.0
When We Are Married

When We Are Married

19870.0
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

19876.7
What the Butler Saw

What the Butler Saw

19871.0
Home Cooking

Home Cooking

19860.0
Absurd Person Singular

Absurd Person Singular

19858.0
Slimming Down

Slimming Down

19840.0
The Wicked Lady

The Wicked Lady

19834.9
The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Merry Wives of Windsor

19828.0
Outside Edge

Outside Edge

19826.0
Doris and Doreen

Doris and Doreen

19780.0
The Boys from Brazil

The Boys from Brazil

19786.7
The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

19784.6
The Achurch Letters

The Achurch Letters

19770.0
The Littlest Horse Thieves

The Littlest Horse Thieves

19766.9
The Apple Cart

The Apple Cart

19750.0
Waltz of the Toreadors

Waltz of the Toreadors

19624.8
Room at the Top

Room at the Top

19586.9
What Every Woman Wants

What Every Woman Wants

19546.0
Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice

19547.3
Laxdale Hall

Laxdale Hall

19536.0