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Prunella Scales

Prunella Scales, the actress best known for her role as Sybil in Fawlty Towers, has died aged 93. 

The star, who was living with dementia, was watching the sitcom the day before she died, her sons Samuel and Joseph West said in a statement confirming her death. 

"Our darling mother Prunella Scales died peacefully at home in London yesterday." 

Her seven-decade acting career saw her in multiple roles from the 1950s, including in 1960s sitcom Marriage Lines, before featuring as the wife of John Cleese's character Basil Fawlty, in two series of Fawlty Towers in 1975 and 1979. 

The family statement added: "Although dementia forced her retirement from a remarkable acting career of nearly 70 years, she continued to live at home. She was watching Fawlty Towers the day before she died. 

"Pru was married to Timothy West for 61 years. He died in November 2024.”

28 October 2025 

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