
Prunella Scales
- Date of Birth: 1932-06-22
- Place of Birth: Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK
Biography
Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales CBE (née Illingworth) is an English former actor, best known for playing Sybil Fawlty, wife of Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), in the BBC comedy Fawlty Towers; for he... Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales CBE (née Illingworth) 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.

Silent Witness
Crime, Drama • 1996 February

Midsomer Murders
Crime, Drama, Mystery • 1997 March

The Phone Call
Drama • 2013 October

Hobson's Choice
Comedy, Drama, Romance • 1954 April

Lucky Feller
Comedy • 1976 September

Howards End
Drama, Romance • 1992 March

Playhouse
Drama • 1974 March

Seven of One
Comedy • 1973 March

Station Jim
Drama, Romance, Family • 2001 December

Room at the Top
Drama, Romance • 1958 December