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Letter: Prunella Scales obituary

John Ward writes: Leeds was engulfed, late evening, by a surprise, massive snowstorm

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2025

Prunella Scales’ son thankful for ‘great outpouring of love’ after both his parents die within a year

‘We’re meant to bury our parents, aren’t we? We might as well do two in a year, the practice is kind of useful,’ Samuel West jokingly reflected

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2025

Letter: Prunella Scales obituary

Edward Mirzoeff writes: She was a gifted reader of poetry, as evidenced by her contribution to a 1977 documentary by John Betjeman

The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2025

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Letter: Prunella Scales obituary

Kevin Whately writes: She put money aside to fund students through drama school

The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2025

John Cleese shares heartbreaking photos with 'dear' Fawlty Towers co-star Prunella Scales after her death

John Cleese paid tribute to both stars while sharing snaps of the trio laughing together at an event on Instagram

Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2025

‘She called me a silly boy! Lovely lady!’ Your treasured memories of Prunella Scales

From her assistance with crosswords to a wink that set a career in motion, Guardian readers share favourite memories of the actor

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2025

Fawlty Towers legend John Cleese leads tribute to sitcom co-star Prunella Scales

John Cleese has paid his respects to his Fawlty Towers co-star and on-screen wife, Prunella Scales, who has died at the age of 93.

BANG Premier · Oct 28, 2025

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Fawlty Towers creator John Cleese pays tribute to ‘perfect’ onscreen wife Prunella Scales

Prunella Scales played Sybil, the long-suffering wife of bumbling hotelier Basil Fawlty

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2025

John Cleese pays tribute to Fawlty Towers’ Prunella Scales

The actress died at the age of 93, her family announced.

Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2025

‘National treasure’ Prunella Scales remembered as a ‘gifted human being’

The actress has died at the age of 93.

Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2025

Actress Prunella Scales, best known for playing Sybil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers, dies aged 93

The actress Prunella Scales, best known for her role as Sybil Fawlty in the British comedy series Fawlty Series, has died aged 93.

Euronews · Oct 28, 2025

Fawlty Towers star Prunella Scales dies aged 93

Actress Prunella Scales, known for her role in classic sitcom Fawlty Towers, has passed away at the age of 93.

BANG Premier · Oct 28, 2025

Prunella Scales dies aged 93: John Cleese leads tributes as Fawlty Towers actress passes away after Alzheimer's battle

Scales, who was married to fellow actor Timothy West for over 60 years, had been living with Alzheimer’s disease since her diagnosis in 2013

Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2025

Prunella Scales was a queen of comedy with a passion for classical theatre

The actor best known as TV’s Sybil Fawlty dazzled over five decades on stage, in roles from from Shakespeare to Alan Bennett

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2025

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The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2025

Fawlty Towers actor Prunella Scales dies aged 93

Actor portrayed Sybil Fawlty and later charmed viewers with her canal boat journeys alongside husband Timothy West

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2025

Prunella Scales death: Fawlty Towers actor dies aged 93

Actor was best known for playing the bossy wife to John Cleese’s eccentric hotelier Basil Fawlty in the acclaimed BBC sitcom

Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2025

Prunella Scales will forever be known as the long-suffering wife of Basil Fawlty

Although she was regularly cast in comic roles, her abilities ranged far more widely than that – she even appeared in opera.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2024

Letters: Timothy West obituary

John Henderson (Enigmastist) writes: Tim described how he and Pru had fallen in love while solving an Araucaria puzzle

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The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2024

Timothy West obituary

Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2024

Timothy West: Veteran actor who will be remembered for commitment to his family

The actor was a familiar face in the 1960s and early 1970s but became a household name when he starred in Edward The Seventh.

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2024

Stage and screen star Timothy West dies aged 90 surrounded by his family

West was married to fellow actor Prunella Scales for 61 years.

Evening Standard · Sep 27, 2023

Great British Bake Off viewers left in hysterics over Prue Leith’s beaver cake innuendo

Fans of the Great British Bake Off were left in hysterics after judge Prue Leith dropped several beaver-related innuendos during the season premiere.

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2023

The Confessions of Frannie Langton review – a superbly multifaceted gothic thriller

Far from ‘just another one of those slave stories’, this is a deeply woven whodunnit murder mystery. It is also a story about love, disfranchisement, and who holds the narrative

Daily Mirror · Oct 17, 2022

Humiliated Liz Truss sits in silence amid U-turn meltdown as Tories tell her to go

In one of the biggest U-turns in political history, the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt scrapped almost all of the mini-Budget, which has plunged the economy into crisis

Wales Online · Sep 20, 2022

Bake Off viewers furious about addition to biscuit favourite

Week two already and there is some anger for poor Prue Leith

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