"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. She is survived by two sons and one stepdaughter, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. We would like to thank all those who gave Pru such wonderful care at the end of her life:"
"Her Fawlty Towers character, Sybil, was the long-suffering wife of Basil Fawlty, played by John Cleese, in a show that won the Bafta for best scripted comedy in 1976. This year marked 50 years since the comedy show first appeared on screens. Scales had been diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2013. She also played Queen Elizabeth II in Alan Bennett's A Question of Attribution and, in 1973, Scales teamed up with Ronnie Barker in the series Seven Of One, also for the BBC."
Prunella Scales, best known for her role as Sybil in Fawlty Towers, died peacefully at home in London aged 93. Her sons Samuel and Joseph said she had been living at home despite vascular dementia, which forced her retirement after nearly 70 years in acting. She watched Fawlty Towers the day before she died. She was married to Timothy West for 61 years; he died in November 2024. She is survived by two sons, one stepdaughter, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Career highlights included playing Queen Elizabeth II in A Question of Attribution and teaming with Ronnie Barker in the 1973 BBC series Seven Of One.
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