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Prunella Scales

Prunella Scales

ActingBorn June 22, 1932 (93 years old at death)· Died October 27, 2025

Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK

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.

Also known as: Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales, Prunella Margaret Rumney Illingworth, پرونلا اسکیلز

Popularity: 1

Total credits: 102

Known For

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as Eleanor Bunsall

Casualty

Casualty

as Jocelyn Anderson

Movies (64)

The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers

The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers

2025

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

as Self

2014

Sub Rosa

TV Shows (38)

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as Eleanor Bunsall

1 ep.

Casualty

Casualty

as Jocelyn Anderson

1 ep.

Silent Witness

Photos

Silent Witness

TV

★7.5

Silent Witness

as Anne Parker

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Mrs Mackenzie

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as Queen Jemima

Bergerac

Bergerac

as Gloria Gibbins

Loose Women

Loose Women

as Self

An Audience with...

An Audience with...

as Self

Playhouse

Playhouse

as Florence Farr

Dalziel and Pascoe

Dalziel and Pascoe

as Edith Disney

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

as Marie

Fawlty Towers

Fawlty Towers

as Sybil Fawlty

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as Eleanor Bunsall

1997

Casualty

Casualty

as Jocelyn Anderson

1986

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

as Anne Parker

1996

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Mrs Mackenzie

2004

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as Queen Jemima

1965

Bergerac

Bergerac

as Gloria Gibbins

1981

Loose Women

Loose Women

as Self

1999

An Audience with...

An Audience with...

as Self

1978

Playhouse

Playhouse

as Florence Farr

1974

Dalziel and Pascoe

Dalziel and Pascoe

as Edith Disney

1996

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

as Marie

1965

Fawlty Towers

Fawlty Towers

as Sybil Fawlty

1975

Sub Rosa

as Madame

2014

The Phone Call

The Phone Call

as Joan

2013

Run For Your Wife

Run For Your Wife

as Woman in Pub

2012

Horrid Henry: The Movie

Horrid Henry: The Movie

as Great Aunt Greta

2011

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

as Self / Sybil Fawlty

2009

The Shell Seekers

The Shell Seekers

as Dolly Keeling

2007

Think

as Customer

2007

What the Pythons Did Next...

What the Pythons Did Next...

as Self

2007

Mr. Loveday's Little Outing

Mr. Loveday's Little Outing

as Lady Moping

2006

Fawlty Towers Revisited

Fawlty Towers Revisited

as Herself

2005

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

as Sybil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)

2005

A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg

as Grace

2002

Station Jim

as Queen Victoria

2001

The Ghost of Greville Lodge

The Ghost of Greville Lodge

as Sarah

2000

Mad Cows

Mad Cows

as Dr. Minny Stinkler

1999

An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband

as Lady Markby

1999

Stiff Upper Lips

Stiff Upper Lips

as Aunt Agnes

1998

An Audience with Alf Garnett

An Audience with Alf Garnett

1997

Emma

Emma

as Miss Bates

1996

Breaking the Code

Breaking the Code

as Sara Turing

1996

Lord of Misrule

as Shirley

1996

An Awfully Big Adventure

An Awfully Big Adventure

as Rose

1995

The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers

The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers

2025

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

as Self

2014

Sub Rosa

Sub Rosa

as Madame

2014

The Phone Call

The Phone Call

as Joan

2013

Run For Your Wife

Run For Your Wife

as Woman in Pub

2012

Horrid Henry: The Movie

Horrid Henry: The Movie

as Great Aunt Greta

2011

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

as Self / Sybil Fawlty

2009

The Shell Seekers

The Shell Seekers

as Dolly Keeling

2007

Think

as Customer

2007

What the Pythons Did Next...

What the Pythons Did Next...

as Self

2007

Mr. Loveday's Little Outing

Mr. Loveday's Little Outing

as Lady Moping

2006

Fawlty Towers Revisited

Fawlty Towers Revisited

as Herself

2005

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

as Sybil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)

2005

A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg

as Grace

2002

Station Jim

as Queen Victoria

2001

The Ghost of Greville Lodge

The Ghost of Greville Lodge

as Sarah

2000

Mad Cows

Mad Cows

as Dr. Minny Stinkler

1999

An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband

as Lady Markby

1999

Stiff Upper Lips

Stiff Upper Lips

as Aunt Agnes

1998

An Audience with Alf Garnett

An Audience with Alf Garnett

1997

Emma

Emma

as Miss Bates

1996

Breaking the Code

Breaking the Code

as Sara Turing

1996

Lord of Misrule

as Shirley

1996

An Awfully Big Adventure

An Awfully Big Adventure

as Rose

1995

Silent Witness

as Anne Parker

2 ep.

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Mrs Mackenzie

1 ep.

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as Queen Jemima

1 ep.

Bergerac

Bergerac

as Gloria Gibbins

1 ep.

Loose Women

Loose Women

as Self

1 ep.

An Audience with...

An Audience with...

as Self

2 ep.

Playhouse

Playhouse

as Florence Farr

1 ep.

Dalziel and Pascoe

Dalziel and Pascoe

as Edith Disney

1 ep.

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

as Marie

1 ep.

Fawlty Towers

Fawlty Towers

as Sybil Fawlty

12 ep.

ScreenPlay

ScreenPlay

as Milly

1 ep.

Never the Twain

Never the Twain

as Susan Peel

1 ep.

Screen One

Screen One

as H.M.Q.

1 ep.

Target

Target

as Diana Blake

1 ep.

Great Canal Journeys

Great Canal Journeys

as Self

34 ep.

Country Matters

Country Matters

as Babs Pickard

1 ep.

After Henry

After Henry

as Sarah France

38 ep.

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

as Mrs. Duffel

1 ep.

Dickens

Dickens

as Elizabeth Dickens

1 ep.

Unnatural Causes

Unnatural Causes

as Judith

1 ep.

Look at the State We're In!

as Storyteller

1 ep.

Mapp & Lucia

Mapp & Lucia

as Miss Elizabeth Mapp

10 ep.

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as Eleanor Bunsall

1 episodes

Casualty

Casualty

as Jocelyn Anderson

1 episodes

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

as Anne Parker

2 episodes

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Mrs Mackenzie

1 episodes

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as Queen Jemima

1 episodes

Bergerac

Bergerac

as Gloria Gibbins

1 episodes

Loose Women

Loose Women

as Self

1 episodes

An Audience with...

An Audience with...

as Self

2 episodes

Playhouse

Playhouse

as Florence Farr

1 episodes

Dalziel and Pascoe

Dalziel and Pascoe

as Edith Disney

1 episodes

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

as Marie

1 episodes

Fawlty Towers

Fawlty Towers

as Sybil Fawlty

12 episodes

ScreenPlay

ScreenPlay

as Milly

1 episodes

Never the Twain

Never the Twain

as Susan Peel

1 episodes

Screen One

Screen One

as H.M.Q.

1 episodes

Target

Target

as Diana Blake

1 episodes

Great Canal Journeys

Great Canal Journeys

as Self

34 episodes

Country Matters

Country Matters

as Babs Pickard

1 episodes

After Henry

After Henry

as Sarah France

38 episodes

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

as Mrs. Duffel

1 episodes

Dickens

Dickens

as Elizabeth Dickens

1 episodes

Unnatural Causes

Unnatural Causes

as Judith

1 episodes

Look at the State We're In!

as Storyteller

1 episodes

Mapp & Lucia

Mapp & Lucia

as Miss Elizabeth Mapp

10 episodes