28/10/2025, 10:55
Fawlty Towers actress Prunella Scales has died aged 93. Scales was best known for playing hotel manager Sybil Fawlty, the bossy wife of Basil, in the classic British sitcom. Her family said that she was watching Fawlty Towers the day before she died. She had been diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2013. Her husband, fellow actor Timothy West, died in November last year.This year marked 50 years since the classic comedy Fawlty Towers first appeared on screens. She also went on to receive a Bafta nomination for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in Alan Bennett's 1991 televised play, A Question of Attribution.