Prunella Scales

Prunella Margaret Rumney West (née Illingworth; 22 June 1932 – 27 October 2025), known professionally as Prunella Scales, was an English actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Sybil Fawlty in the BBC television sitcom Fawlty Towers (1975–1979) and her performance as Queen Elizabeth II in Alan Bennett's A Question of Attribution (1991), which earned her a BAFTA nomination. She later appeared in the TV documentary series Great Canal Journeys (2014–2019), travelling waterways in the UK and abroad with her husband, the actor Timothy West.

Missing Persians File: Guide Cats for the Blind Vol 2 (Songs and Poems of Les Barker) - 2016-12-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Top Cat, White Tie and Tails (Guide Cats for the Blind, Vol. 3) - 2016-12-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Carols from Royal Holloway - 2015-11-27T00:00:00.000000Z

Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare - 2013-04-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Love's Labour's Lost By William Shakespeare - 2013-01-19T00:00:00.000000Z

A Midsummer Night's Dream - 2011-12-23T00:00:00.000000Z

King Lear - 2011-12-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Twelfth Night - 2011-12-05T00:00:00.000000Z

Humourous Short Stories - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Short Stories For Children - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite - Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve (With Narration) - 2001-07-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker / Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve (Children's Classics) - 2001-07-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Lucia's Progress - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Mapp and Lucia - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Miss Mapp - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Mayfield: Dandruff Hits The Turtleneck - 2010-12-01T00:00:00.000000Z

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