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Prunella Scales

Prunella Scales

Actor

Born June 22, 1932 in Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK

Died October 27, 2025

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Biography

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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BBC 2 Christmas Promo "When we are married" 1987

WHEN WE ARE MARRIED

Fawlty Towers: Reserving a table for dinner

Fawlty Towers: Bloopers and outtakes

Filmography

Actor

191

Type

Year

The Good Life: 50 Years of Laughter TV Movie2023Kate Starling

The Actor's Apprenticeship Poster

The Actor's Apprenticeship Documentary2017Self

Comedy Bloopers TV Movie2015Sybil Fawlty

50 Years of BBC2 Comedy Poster

50 Years of BBC2 Comedy Documentary2014Self

Great Canal Journeys Poster

Great Canal Journeys TV Series2014Self - Host

Sub Rosa Poster

Sub Rosa Short Film2014Madame

Richard Briers: A Tribute TV Movie2013Self

The Ogre Hunters Poster

The Ogre Hunters Short Film2013Grandma

The Phone Call Poster

The Phone Call Short Film2013Joan

Britain's Funniest Comedy Characters Documentary2012Self

Run for Your Wife Poster

Run for Your Wife Feature Film2012Woman at pub

Stranger Danger Poster

Stranger Danger Short Film2012Violet Mangham

Horrid Henry: The Movie Poster

Horrid Henry: The Movie Feature Film2011Great Aunt Greta

Seasons Video2010

Alan Bennett Interview Video2009H.M.Q.

Fawlty Exclusive: Basil's Best Bits Poster

Fawlty Exclusive: Basil's Best Bits Documentary2009Self

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened Poster

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened Documentary2009Self

Piers Morgan's Life Stories Poster

Piers Morgan's Life Stories TV Series2009Self - Timothy's Wife

Stars on the Street Poster

Stars on the Street TV Movie2009Eileen Hughes

The British Soap Awards 2008 Poster

The British Soap Awards 2008 TV Special2008Self - Presenter

The Comedy Map of Britain TV Series2007Self

Think Short Film2007Customer

What the Pythons Did Next... Poster

What the Pythons Did Next... Documentary2007Self

A Taste of My Life TV Series2006Self

An Audience with Coronation Street Poster

An Audience with Coronation Street Documentary2006Self - Audience Member

Britain's Funniest Comedy Characters Poster

Britain's Funniest Comedy Characters Documentary2006Self

Helix Short Film2006Gemima Barrington-Law

Mr. Loveday's Little Outing Poster

Mr. Loveday's Little Outing TV Movie2006Lady Moping

The King's Head: A Maverick in London Poster

The King's Head: A Maverick in London Documentary2006Self

The Shell Seekers Poster

The Shell Seekers Mini-Series2006Dolly Keeling

The Ultimate Sitcom Documentary2006

'Fawlty Towers' @ 30 Poster

'Fawlty Towers' @ 30 TV Movie2005Self

Fawlty Towers Revisited Poster

Fawlty Towers Revisited Documentary2005Self

The Royal Wedding of HRH the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles TV Special2005Self

Agatha Christie's Marple Poster

Agatha Christie's Marple TV Series2004Mrs MacKenzie

Brand Spanking Short Film2004Voice of Morphinalax

Britain's Best Sitcom Poster

Britain's Best Sitcom TV Series2004Self

Essential Poems for Christmas TV Movie2004Self - Reader

Gertrude Poster

Gertrude Video2004Gertrude

The Funny Ladies of British Comedy Poster

The Funny Ladies of British Comedy Documentary2004Self

Beebie's Tails TV Series2003Self - Storyteller

Johnny English Poster

Johnny English Feature Film2003The Queen

Looking for Victoria TV Movie2003Presenter

Tesco Roger Moore James Bond Style Television Commercial Poster

Tesco Roger Moore James Bond Style Television Commercial Video2003Dotty

The Royal Poster

The Royal TV Series2003Red Admiral

This Week Poster

This Week TV Series2003Self - Guest

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Poster

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg TV Movie2002Grace

Dickens Mini-Series2002Elizabeth Dickens

Timeshift Poster

Timeshift TV Series2002Self

Station Jim Poster

Station Jim TV Movie2001Queen Victoria

Tesco: BBQ Video2001Dotty

The Human Face Poster

The Human Face Mini-Series2001Pet Shop Owner

A History of Britain Poster

A History of Britain TV Series2000Queen Victoria

Animated Tales of the World Poster

Animated Tales of the World TV Series2000Narrator

Breakfast Poster

Breakfast TV Series2000Self - Guest

Tesco: VIP Video2000Dotty

The Ghost of Greville Lodge Poster

The Ghost of Greville Lodge Feature Film2000Sarah

An Ideal Husband Poster

An Ideal Husband Feature Film1999Lady Markby

Funny Turns TV Series1999Self

Loose Women Poster

Loose Women TV Series1999Self

Mad Cows Poster

Mad Cows Feature Film1999Dr. Minny Stinkler

Tesco: Computer for Schools Video1999Dotty

Tesco: Millennium Bug Video1999Dotty

Tesco: Scan Video1999Dotty

The Big Knights Poster

The Big Knights TV Series1999Queen Melissa

Top Ten TV Series1998Self

An Audience with Alf Garnett Poster

An Audience with Alf Garnett TV Special1997Self - Audience Member

Funny Women TV Series1997Self

Keeping Mum Poster

Keeping Mum TV Series1997Marjorie

Light Lunch TV Series1997Self

Midsomer Murders Poster

Midsomer Murders TV Series1997Eleanor Bunsall

Phoenix Short Film1997The Client

Stiff Upper Lips Poster

Stiff Upper Lips Feature Film1997Aunt Agnes

Where the Heart Is Poster

Where the Heart Is TV Series1997Hattie Dymchurch

Breaking the Code Poster

Breaking the Code TV Movie1996Sara Turing

Dalziel and Pascoe Poster

Dalziel and Pascoe TV Series1996Edith Disney

Dennis the Menace Poster

Dennis the Menace TV Series1996Mrs. Duffel

Emma TV Movie1996Miss Bates

Lord of Misrule TV Movie1996Shirley

Silent Witness Poster

Silent Witness TV Series1996Anne Parker

Tesco: Packaged Holiday Video1996Dotty

The Animal Family Documentary1996Narrator - part 1

An Awfully Big Adventure Poster

An Awfully Big Adventure Feature Film1995Rose

Look at the State We're In! Mini-Series1995Storyteller

Searching TV Series1995Mrs. Tilston

Signs and Wonders Poster

Signs and Wonders TV Series1995Elizabeth Palmore

Tesco: Outpatient Video1995Dotty

The World of Lee Evans Poster

The World of Lee Evans TV Series1995Mother

Fair Game Poster

Fair Game TV Movie1994Marjorie

Second Best Poster

Second Best Feature Film1994Margery

Sherwood's Travels Poster

Sherwood's Travels Feature Film1994

The Rector's Wife Poster

The Rector's Wife Mini-Series1994Marjorie Richardson

The Sunday Programme TV Series1994Self

Wolf Feature Film1994Maude

Woodcock TV Movie1994Captain

Good Morning Australia Poster

Good Morning Australia TV Series1993Self - Guest

Freddie as F.R.O.7. Poster

Freddie as F.R.O.7. Feature Film1992Queen

Howards End Poster

Howards End Feature Film1992Aunt Juley

My Friend Walter Poster

My Friend Walter TV Movie1992Aunt Elle

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends Poster

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends TV Series1992Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle

Auntie's Bloomers Poster

Auntie's Bloomers TV Series1991Self

Comic Relief Poster

Comic Relief TV Special1991Self

Dirty Beasts Poster

Dirty Beasts TV Movie1990Narrator

Revolting Rhymes Poster

Revolting Rhymes TV Movie1990Narrator

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson Poster

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson TV Movie1990Fleecy Flock

A Chorus of Disapproval Poster

A Chorus of Disapproval Feature Film1989Hannah Ap Llewellyn

Screen One Poster

Screen One TV Series1989H.M.Q.

After Henry Poster

After Henry TV Series1988Sarah France

Consuming Passions Poster

Consuming Passions Feature Film1988Ethel

Natural Causes Poster

Natural Causes TV Movie1988Celia Bryce

This Morning Poster

This Morning TV Series1988Self - Guest

Thompson TV Series19881 episode, 1988

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne Poster

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne Feature Film1987Moira O'Neill

When We Are Married Poster

When We Are Married TV Movie1987Annie Parker

Casualty Poster

Casualty TV Series1986Jocelyn Anderson

Screenplay Poster

Screenplay TV Series1986Milly

Unnatural Causes Poster

Unnatural Causes TV Series1986Judith

Absurd Person Singular Poster

Absurd Person Singular TV Movie1985Marion Brewster-Wright

Mapp & Lucia Poster

Mapp & Lucia TV Series1985Miss Elizabeth Mapp

Mop and Smiff TV Series1985Smiff

Theatre Night Poster

Theatre Night TV Series1985Mrs. Prentice

Aspel & Company Poster

Aspel & Company TV Series1984Self - Guest

Let's Parlez Franglais TV Series19841 episode, 1984

Weekend Playhouse TV Series1984Olive Dodd

Open Space Poster

Open Space TV Series1983Readings

Singles TV Movie1983Gail

The Wicked Lady Poster

The Wicked Lady Feature Film1983Lady Kingsclere

Wagner Mini-Series1983Frau Pollert

Outside Edge Poster

Outside Edge TV Movie1982Míriam

S.W.A.L.K. TV Series1982Aunt Patty

The Book Game TV Series1982Self - Reader

The Merry Wives of Windsor Poster

The Merry Wives of Windsor TV Movie1982Mistress Page

Wogan TV Series1982Self

Bergerac Poster

Bergerac TV Series1981Gloria Gibbins

Forty Minutes Poster

Forty Minutes TV Series1981Narrator

Never the Twain Poster

Never the Twain TV Series1981Susan Peel

Children in Need Poster

Children in Need TV Series1980Self

Did You See..? Poster

Did You See..? TV Series1980Self

Good King Memorex Video1979Sybil Fawlty

Doris and Doreen Poster

Doris and Doreen TV Movie1978Doris

Pickersgill People TV Series1978Mavis Blackhead

The Boys from Brazil Poster

The Boys from Brazil Feature Film1978Mrs. Harrington

The Hound of the Baskervilles Poster

The Hound of the Baskervilles Feature Film1978Glynis

Everyman Poster

Everyman TV Series1977Self - Presenter

Mr. Big TV Series1977Dolly

Target TV Series1977Diana Blake

The Littlest Horse Thieves Poster

The Littlest Horse Thieves Feature Film1976Mrs. Sandman

Decisions, Decisions Video1975

Fawlty Towers Poster

Fawlty Towers TV Series1975Sybil Fawlty

Lucky Feller Poster

Lucky Feller TV Series1975The Farmer's Wife

BBC2 Playhouse Poster

BBC2 Playhouse TV Series1974Florence Farr

7 of 1 TV Series1973Marion Joyce

Country Matters Poster

Country Matters TV Series1972Babs Pickard

Full House TV Series1972Thelma

Whodunnit? Poster

Whodunnit? TV Series1972Self - Panellist

Crime of Passion Poster

Crime of Passion TV Series1970Adele Breteau

An Evening with... TV Series1968Self - Guest Reader

Face the Music TV Series1967Self - Panellist

Release TV Series1967Self

Know Your Onions TV Series1966Self

On the Margin TV Series1966

BBC Play of the Month Poster

BBC Play of the Month TV Series1965Queen Jemima

Call My Bluff Poster

Call My Bluff TV Series1965Self

Jackanory Poster

Jackanory TV Series1965Storyteller

Thirty-Minute Theatre Poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre TV Series1965Marie

Horizon TV Series1964Florence Hastings

Ghosts TV Movie1962Regina Engstrand

Saki Mini-Series1962Mrs. Lapping

Waltz of the Toreadors Poster

Waltz of the Toreadors Feature Film1962Estella Fitzjohn

Call Oxbridge 2000 TV Series1961Andrea Newton

Comedy Playhouse Poster

Comedy Playhouse TV Series1961Dolly

She Died Young TV Movie1961Harriet Green

The Marriage Lines Poster

The Marriage Lines TV Series1961Kate Starling

The Seven Faces of Jim TV Series1961Laura Morrell

BBC Sunday-Night Play Poster

BBC Sunday-Night Play TV Series1960Maud Murch

Coronation Street Poster

Coronation Street TV Series1960Eileen Hughes

Inside Story TV Series1960Jean

The Secret Garden TV Series1960Martha

A Christmas Night with the Stars Poster

A Christmas Night with the Stars TV Series1958Kate Starling - Marriage Lines segment

Champion Road TV Series1958Betty Gray

Room at the Top Poster

Room at the Top Feature Film1958Council Office Worker

Saturday Playhouse TV Series1958Joan Deal

Television World Theatre Poster

Television World Theatre TV Series1957Dunyasha

ITV Play of the Week Poster

ITV Play of the Week TV Series1955Barmaid

ITV Television Playhouse Poster

ITV Television Playhouse TV Series1955Gabrielle

Hobson's Choice Poster

Hobson's Choice Feature Film1954Vicky Hobson

Shop Spoiled Poster

Shop Spoiled Feature Film1954Customer

What Every Woman Wants Poster

What Every Woman Wants Feature Film1954Mary

Scotch on the Rocks Poster

Scotch on the Rocks Feature Film1953Morag McLeod

Pride and Prejudice Poster

Pride and Prejudice Mini-Series1952Lydia Bennet

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre Poster

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre TV Series1950Prudence Buckland

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